Table 1Transition record

braiding machine operatortobraiding textile technician

A braiding machine operator already meets 56% of what the braiding textile technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From braiding machine operator

56%

Overlap1

To braiding textile technician

8 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

39.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 39.2

This move: 39.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the braiding textile technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the braiding 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.

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 braiding textile technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a braiding machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held braiding technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held use weft preparation technologies working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held manufacture braided products working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held measure yarn count information skills
already held evaluate textile characteristics information skills
already held control textile process management skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the braiding textile technician 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 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held develop specifications of technical textiles required
required, not held distinguish accessories required
required, not held distinguish fabrics required

optional, not held check quality of products in textile production line optional
optional, not held test physical properties of textiles optional

02 working with computers 1 required

required, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a braiding 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 braiding technology knowledge
already held control textile process skill
already held measure yarn count skill
already held properties of textile materials knowledge
already held use weft preparation technologies skill
already held evaluate textile characteristics skill
already held manufacture braided products skill
already held textile technologies knowledge

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held check quality of products in textile production line optional
optional, not held test physical properties of textiles optional

6 held skills the braiding textile technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role knitting machine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain work standards skill
not needed by the target role manufacture ornamental braided cord skill
not needed by the target role manufacturing industrial braids knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor textile manufacturing developments skill
not needed by the target role textile techniques knowledge

Index

Other moves recorded from braiding machine operator

Full index of moves from braiding machine operator

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.