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

footwear hand sewertofootwear stitching machine operator

A footwear hand sewer already meets 72% of what the footwear stitching machine operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From footwear hand sewer
72%
Overlap1
To footwear stitching machine operator
11 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
28.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 28.1

This move: 28.1 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the footwear stitching machine operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the footwear hand sewer 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A footwear stitching machine operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a footwear hand sewer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held footwear stitching techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply stitching techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goods engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held apply pre-stitching techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held footwear equipments engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held footwear machinery engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 11 carried skills, including the 10 the footwear stitching machine 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery required
  • required, not held apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods required
  • required, not held operate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods required
  • optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
02 handling and moving 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held cut footwear uppers optional
  • optional, not held use manual sewing techniques optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a footwear stitching 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply pre-stitching 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 footwear stitching techniques knowledge
  • already held pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goods knowledge
  • already held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing skill
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held cut footwear uppers optional
  • optional, not held use manual sewing techniques optional
  • optional, not held sew pieces of fabric optional
3 held skills the footwear stitching machine operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role use tools for shoe repair skill
  • not needed by the target role work in textile manufacturing teams skill
Index

Other moves recorded from footwear hand sewer

Full index of moves from footwear hand sewer

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.