Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

absorbent pad machine operatortolaminating machine operator

A absorbent pad machine operator already meets 56% of what the laminating machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From absorbent pad machine operator
56%
Overlap1
To laminating machine operator
15 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
46.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

46.6/ 100

1 Share of the laminating machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the absorbent pad machine operator 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.

Why

Why this move works

A laminating machine operator role treats 8 of its required skills as things a absorbent pad machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • monitor automated machines
  • perform test run
  • quality standards
  • set up the controller of a machine
  • supply machine
  • troubleshoot

What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A laminating machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a absorbent pad machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held prepare wood production reports information skills
  • already held monitor gauge constructing
  • already held work safely with machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials information skills
  • already held perform machine maintenance working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held record production data for quality control information skills

All 15 carried skills, including the 8 the laminating machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 7 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 handling and moving 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held produce samples required
  • optional, not held adjust cut sizes optional
  • optional, not held clean equipment optional
  • optional, not held pack goods optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held read job ticket instructions required
  • optional, not held make folding styles optional
  • optional, not held follow a brief optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held operate laminating machine required
  • optional, not held operate collating machine optional
  • optional, not held operate creasing machinery optional
04 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held types of laminators required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held types of paper required
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held printed goods processes optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a laminating machine operator 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held work safely with machines skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held monitor gauge skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held prepare wood production reports skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held prevent paper jams optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adjust cut sizes optional
  • optional, not held make folding styles optional
  • optional, not held operate collating machine optional
  • optional, not held operate creasing machinery optional
  • optional, not held prevent paper jams optional
  • optional, not held clean equipment optional
  • optional, not held follow a brief optional
  • optional, not held pack goods optional
  • optional, not held printed goods processes optional
18 held skills the laminating machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhesives knowledge
  • not needed by the target role carry out work-related measurements skill
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacture nonwoven staple products skill
  • not needed by the target role measure materials skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor paper reel skill
  • not needed by the target role nonwoven machine technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate compression rollers skill
  • not needed by the target role operate die-cut machines skill
  • not needed by the target role operate electric embossing press skill
  • not needed by the target role operate fluff pulp mixing machine skill
  • not needed by the target role operate paper folding machine skill
  • not needed by the target role operate rotary vacuum-drum filter skill
  • not needed by the target role tend packaging machines skill
  • not needed by the target role test absorbency skill
  • not needed by the target role types of polymers knowledge
3 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 types of laminators required
  • required, not held types of paper required
  • optional, not held printed goods processes optional
Index
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.