Table 1Transition record

footwear maintenance techniciantosole and heel operator

A footwear maintenance technician already meets 71% of what the sole and heel operator role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From footwear maintenance technician

71%

Overlap1

To sole and heel operator

13 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

30.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 30.2

This move: 30.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the sole and heel operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the footwear maintenance 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 13 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 footwear maintenance technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assembling processes and techniques for cemented footwear construction engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held assembling processes and techniques for california footwear construction engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held assembling processes and techniques for goodyear footwear construction engineering, manufacturing and construction
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

All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the sole and heel operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 5 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 handling and moving 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques required
required, not held apply footwear finishing techniques required
required, not held apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques required

optional, not held use tools for shoe repair optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held footwear bottoms pre-assembly required

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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction skill
already held apply stitching techniques skill
already held assembling processes and techniques for cemented footwear construction knowledge
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
already held assembling processes and techniques for california footwear construction knowledge
already held assembling processes and techniques for goodyear footwear construction knowledge

1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held use tools for shoe repair optional

14 held skills the sole and heel operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role footwear stitching techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain footwear assembling equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintenance of footwear manufacturing machines knowledge
not needed by the target role make technical drawings of fashion pieces skill
not needed by the target role operate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods skill
not needed by the target role pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goods knowledge
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 use communication techniques skill
not needed by the target role work in textile manufacturing teams skill

1 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 footwear bottoms pre-assembly required

Index

Other moves recorded from footwear maintenance technician

Full index of moves from footwear maintenance 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.