Table 1Transition record

textile process controllertoknitting machine supervisor

A textile process controller already meets 68% of what the knitting machine supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From textile process controller

68%

Overlap1

To knitting machine supervisor

9 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

27.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 27.6

This move: 27.6 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the knitting machine supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the textile process controller profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A knitting machine supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a textile process controller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use warp preparation technologies working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held use warp knitting technologies working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held manufacture braided products working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held manufacture knitted textiles working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held knitting machine technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held evaluate textile characteristics information skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the knitting machine supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 5 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manufacture weft knitted fabrics required

optional, not held manufacture fur products optional

02 management skills 1 required

required, not held ensure equipment availability required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held manufacturing of fur products optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a knitting machine supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held control textile process skill
already held knitting machine technology knowledge
already held maintain work standards skill
already held manufacture knitted textiles skill
already held use warp knitting technologies skill
already held evaluate textile characteristics skill
already held manufacture braided products skill
already held properties of textile materials knowledge
already held use warp preparation technologies skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles optional
optional, not held manufacture fur products optional
optional, not held manufacturing of fur products optional

23 held skills the knitting machine supervisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role braiding technology knowledge
not needed by the target role check quality of products in textile production line skill
not needed by the target role conduct textile testing operations skill
not needed by the target role convert textile fibres into sliver skill
not needed by the target role covert slivers into thread skill
not needed by the target role health and safety in the textile industry knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacture non-woven filament products skill
not needed by the target role manufacture nonwoven staple products skill
not needed by the target role manufacture staple yarns skill
not needed by the target role manufacture texturised filament yarns skill
not needed by the target role manufacture woven fabrics skill
not needed by the target role nonwoven machine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role process man-made fibres skill
not needed by the target role research and development in textiles knowledge
not needed by the target role set-up weft knitting machines skill
not needed by the target role staple spinning machine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role test physical properties of textiles skill
not needed by the target role textile chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role textile finishing technology knowledge
not needed by the target role textile printing technology knowledge
not needed by the target role use textile finishing machine technologies skill
not needed by the target role use weaving machine technologies skill
not needed by the target role use weft preparation technologies skill

1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manufacturing of fur products optional

Index

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.