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

clothing technologisttomilliner

A clothing technologist already meets 73% of what the milliner role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From clothing technologist
73%
Overlap1
To milliner
9 Skills carried over
2 Required, not held
23.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

73%

Learning distance Short step

23.2/ 100

1 Share of the milliner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the clothing technologist 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 milliner role treats 5 of its required skills as things a clothing technologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apparel manufacturing technology
  • distinguish accessories
  • distinguish fabrics
  • manufacture wearing apparel products
  • sew pieces of fabric

What stands in the way is 2 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A milliner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a clothing technologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held buttonholing engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held history of fashion arts and humanities
  • already held manufacture wearing apparel products handling and moving
  • already held apparel manufacturing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held decorate textile articles working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use textile technique for hand-made products handling and moving

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the milliner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 3 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held design wearing apparel required
  • optional, not held create mood boards optional
02 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held use manual sewing techniques required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a milliner 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 apparel manufacturing technology knowledge
  • already held distinguish accessories skill
  • already held distinguish fabrics skill
  • already held manufacture wearing apparel products skill
  • already held sew pieces of fabric skill
  • already held buttonholing knowledge
  • already held decorate textile articles skill
  • already held history of fashion knowledge
  • already held use textile technique for hand-made products skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held create mood boards optional
39 held skills the milliner role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D body scanning technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CAD for garment manufacturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role alter wearing apparel skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse scanned data of the body skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
  • not needed by the target role assess the life cycle of resources skill
  • not needed by the target role bundle fabrics skill
  • not needed by the target role control textile process skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate manufacturing production activities skill
  • not needed by the target role create patterns for garments skill
  • not needed by the target role cut fabrics skill
  • not needed by the target role develop recycling programs skill
  • not needed by the target role embroider fabrics skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate garment quality skill
  • not needed by the target role examine sample garments skill
  • not needed by the target role follow a tech pack skill
  • not needed by the target role health and safety in the textile industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify new recycling opportunities skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect wearing apparel products skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret technical texts skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up to date on costume design skill
  • not needed by the target role make technical drawings of fashion pieces skill
  • not needed by the target role manage briefs for clothing manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role manage production systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacture personal protective equipment made of textile skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of made-up textile articles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manufacturing of wearing apparel knowledge
  • not needed by the target role measure working time in goods production skill
  • not needed by the target role operate computerised control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role operate garment manufacturing machines skill
  • not needed by the target role perform process control in the wearing apparel industry skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role properties of textile materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role standard sizing systems for clothing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role textile finishing technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role trends in fashion knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
Index

Other moves recorded from clothing technologist

Full index of moves from clothing technologist

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.