Table 1Transition record

footwear quality techniciantofootwear quality control laboratory technician

A footwear quality technician already meets 69% of what the footwear quality control laboratory technician role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From footwear quality technician

69%

Overlap1

To footwear quality control laboratory technician

13 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

29 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 29

This move: 29 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the footwear quality control laboratory technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the footwear quality 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 footwear quality control laboratory technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a footwear quality technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform laboratory tests on footwear or leather goods working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held manage footwear quality systems management skills
already held apply footwear and leather goods quality control techniques information skills
already held footwear manufacturing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages communication, collaboration and creativity
already held footwear components engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the footwear quality control laboratory technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 missing skills fall into 3 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, 1 supplementary

required, not held conduct evaluation of quality standards required
required, not held conduct quality control analysis required
required, not held inspect quality of products required

optional, not held revise quality control systems documentation optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held leather goods components optional
optional, not held leather goods materials optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a footwear quality control laboratory 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply footwear and leather goods quality control techniques skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held footwear components knowledge
already held footwear manufacturing technology knowledge
already held footwear materials knowledge
already held footwear quality knowledge
already held perform laboratory tests on footwear or leather goods skill
already held work in textile manufacturing teams skill
already held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages skill
already held health and safety regulations knowledge
already held manage footwear quality systems skill
already held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing skill
already held use communication techniques skill

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held leather goods components optional
optional, not held leather goods materials optional
optional, not held liaise with quality assurance optional
optional, not held revise quality control systems documentation optional

8 held skills the footwear quality control laboratory technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse types of footwear skill
not needed by the target role determine footwear warehouse layout skill
not needed by the target role footwear finishing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role innovate in footwear and leather goods industry skill
not needed by the target role make technical drawings of fashion pieces skill
not needed by the target role measure working time in goods production skill
not needed by the target role plan supply chain logistics for footwear and leather goods skill
not needed by the target role use IT tools skill

2 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 leather goods components optional
optional, not held leather goods materials optional

Index

Other moves recorded from footwear quality technician

Full index of moves from footwear quality 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.