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

fashion designertotextile pattern making machine operator

A fashion designer already meets 24% of what the textile pattern making machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fashion designer
24%
Overlap1
To textile pattern making machine operator
7 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
74.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.4/ 100

1 Share of the textile pattern making machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fashion designer 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 textile pattern making machine operator role treats 4 of its required skills as things a fashion designer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • modify textile designs
  • produce textile designs
  • properties of textile materials
  • textile techniques

What stands in the way is 7 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A textile pattern making machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fashion designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held modify textile designs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held produce textile designs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held produce textile samples handling and moving
  • already held textile techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held monitor textile manufacturing developments information skills
  • already held dyeing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the textile pattern making machine operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 6 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 13 supplementary
  • required, not held decorate textile articles required
  • required, not held operate garment manufacturing machines required
  • required, not held use textile finishing machine technologies required
  • optional, not held manufacture braided products optional
  • optional, not held manufacture knitted textiles optional
  • optional, not held manufacture non-woven filament products optional
  • optional, not held manufacture nonwoven staple products optional
  • optional, not held manufacture woven fabrics optional
  • optional, not held tend spinning machines optional
  • optional, not held tend textile drying machines optional
  • optional, not held tend textile dyeing machines optional
  • optional, not held tend textile finishing machines optional
  • optional, not held tend textile printing machines optional
  • optional, not held tend textile washing machines optional
  • optional, not held prepare equipment for textile printing optional
  • optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
02 handling and moving 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held operate patternmaking machinery required
  • required, not held create patterns for garments required
  • optional, not held create patterns for textile products optional
  • optional, not held embroider fabrics optional
  • optional, not held cut textiles optional
  • optional, not held iron textiles optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held design woven fabrics required
  • optional, not held advise customers on sewing patterns optional
  • optional, not held design warp knit fabrics optional
  • optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held CAD for garment manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
  • optional, not held textile technologies optional
  • optional, not held textile trends optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a textile pattern making 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held modify textile designs skill
  • already held produce textile designs skill
  • already held properties of textile materials knowledge
  • already held textile techniques knowledge
  • already held dyeing technology knowledge
  • already held monitor textile manufacturing developments skill
  • already held produce textile samples skill
26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held CAD for garment manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held advise customers on sewing patterns optional
  • optional, not held create patterns for textile products optional
  • optional, not held design warp knit fabrics optional
  • optional, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares optional
  • optional, not held embroider fabrics optional
  • optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
  • optional, not held manufacture braided products optional
  • optional, not held manufacture knitted textiles optional
  • optional, not held manufacture non-woven filament products optional
  • optional, not held manufacture nonwoven staple products optional
  • optional, not held manufacture woven fabrics optional
  • optional, not held tend spinning machines optional
  • optional, not held tend textile drying machines optional
  • optional, not held tend textile dyeing machines optional
  • optional, not held tend textile finishing machines optional
  • optional, not held tend textile printing machines optional
  • optional, not held tend textile washing machines optional
  • optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
  • optional, not held adhere to organisational guidelines optional
  • optional, not held cut textiles optional
  • optional, not held iron textiles optional
  • optional, not held prepare equipment for textile printing optional
  • optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
  • optional, not held textile technologies optional
  • optional, not held textile trends optional
14 held skills the textile pattern making machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role art history knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions skill
  • not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
  • not needed by the target role design wearing apparel skill
  • not needed by the target role develop design ideas cooperatively skill
  • not needed by the target role gather reference materials for artwork skill
  • not needed by the target role history of fashion knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify target markets for designs skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up to date on costume design skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor developments in technology used for design skill
  • not needed by the target role portfolio management in textile manufacturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role seek innovation in current practices skill
  • not needed by the target role use specialised design software skill
  • not needed by the target role use textile technique for hand-made products 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
  • optional, not held CAD for garment manufacturing optional
  • optional, not held textile industry machinery products optional
  • optional, not held textile technologies optional
  • optional, not held textile trends optional
Index

Other moves recorded from fashion designer

Full index of moves from fashion designer

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.