Table 1Transition record

textile quality techniciantoprinting textile technician

A textile quality technician already meets 59% of what the printing textile technician role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From textile quality technician

59%

Overlap1

To printing textile technician

8 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

37.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 37.7

This move: 37.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the printing textile technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the textile quality technician 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A printing textile technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a textile quality technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held textile printing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held textile finishing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held dyeing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held conduct textile testing operations information skills
already held evaluate textile characteristics information skills
already held maintain work standards information skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the printing textile technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held design yarns required

optional, not held design woven fabrics optional
optional, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held decorate textile articles required

optional, not held tend textile printing machines optional
optional, not held prepare equipment for textile printing optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held textile chemistry required

04 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held develop textile colouring recipes optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a printing textile technician 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct textile testing operations skill
already held control textile process skill
already held dyeing technology knowledge
already held evaluate textile characteristics skill
already held maintain work standards skill
already held textile printing technology knowledge
already held textile finishing technology knowledge
already held textile technologies knowledge

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held design woven fabrics optional
optional, not held develop textile colouring recipes optional
optional, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles optional
optional, not held tend textile printing machines optional
optional, not held prepare equipment for textile printing optional

16 held skills the printing textile technician 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 distinguish accessories skill
not needed by the target role distinguish fabrics skill
not needed by the target role knitting machine technology 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 measure yarn count skill
not needed by the target role nonwoven machine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role properties of textile materials knowledge
not needed by the target role research and development in textiles knowledge
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 use textile finishing machine 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

required, not held textile chemistry required

Index

Other moves recorded from textile quality technician

Full index of moves from textile quality technician

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.