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

bespoke footwear techniciantosole and heel operator

A bespoke footwear technician already meets 73% of what the sole and heel operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bespoke footwear technician
73%
Overlap1
To sole and heel operator
12 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
28.3 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 28.3

This move: 28.3 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the sole and heel operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bespoke footwear 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sole and heel operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bespoke footwear technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques handling and moving
  • already held apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques handling and moving
  • already held apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction handling and moving
  • already held apply stitching techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held apply pre-stitching techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the sole and heel operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 6 missing skills fall into 2 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held assembling processes and techniques for cemented footwear construction required
  • required, not held footwear bottoms pre-assembly required
  • optional, not held assembling processes and techniques for california footwear construction optional
  • optional, not held assembling processes and techniques for goodyear footwear construction optional
02 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply footwear finishing techniques required
  • optional, not held use tools for shoe repair optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sole and heel 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction skill
  • already held apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques skill
  • already held apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques skill
  • already held apply stitching techniques skill
  • already held footwear components knowledge
  • already held footwear equipments knowledge
  • already held footwear machinery knowledge
  • already held footwear manufacturing technology knowledge
  • already held footwear materials knowledge
  • already held footwear quality knowledge
  • already held apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods skill
  • already held apply pre-stitching techniques skill
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held use tools for shoe repair optional
  • optional, not held assembling processes and techniques for california footwear construction optional
  • optional, not held assembling processes and techniques for goodyear footwear construction optional
19 held skills the sole and heel operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role apply development process to footwear design skill
  • not needed by the target role apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods skill
  • not needed by the target role automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create patterns for footwear skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role create technical sketches for footwear skill
  • not needed by the target role cut footwear uppers skill
  • not needed by the target role develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans skill
  • not needed by the target role footwear and leather goods marketing planning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement footwear marketing plan skill
  • not needed by the target role innovate in footwear and leather goods industry skill
  • not needed by the target role manual cutting processes for leather knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform packing of footwear and leather goods skill
  • not needed by the target role perform pattern grading skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare footwear samples skill
  • not needed by the target role reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role use IT tools skill
  • not needed by the target role work in textile manufacturing teams skill
4 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 assembling processes and techniques for cemented footwear construction required
  • required, not held footwear bottoms pre-assembly required
  • optional, not held assembling processes and techniques for california footwear construction optional
  • optional, not held assembling processes and techniques for goodyear footwear construction optional
Index

Other moves recorded from bespoke footwear technician

Full index of moves from bespoke footwear 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.