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

gravure press operatortodigital printer

A gravure press operator already meets 69% of what the digital printer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From gravure press operator
69%
Overlap1
To digital printer
24 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
37.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 37.6

This move: 37.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the digital printer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the gravure press operator 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A digital printer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a gravure press operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use colour printing programs working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held process printing input information skills
  • already held produce prepress proof handling and moving
  • already held inspect printing output information skills
  • already held printing media arts and humanities
  • already held follow safety precautions in printing assisting and caring

All 24 carried skills, including the 14 the digital printer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 7 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 computers 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held operate digital printers required
  • optional, not held create digital files optional
  • optional, not held set scanner controls optional
  • optional, not held use word processing software optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held set colour profiles required
  • optional, not held prepare documents for scanning optional
  • optional, not held reproduce documents optional
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
03 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held digital printing required
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held feed press cylinders required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held produce scanned images optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held printed goods processes optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a digital printer 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 24 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held follow production schedule skill
  • already held follow safety precautions in printing skill
  • already held maintenance of printing machines knowledge
  • already held monitor automated machines skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held printing materials knowledge
  • already held printing on large scale machines knowledge
  • already held produce prepress proof skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held set up the controller of a machine skill
  • already held supply machine skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held types of paper knowledge
  • already held use colour printing programs skill
  • already held consult technical resources skill
  • already held follow a brief skill
  • already held inspect printing output skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held printing media knowledge
  • already held printing techniques knowledge
  • already held process printing input skill
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held create digital files optional
  • optional, not held monitor stock level optional
  • optional, not held prepare documents for scanning optional
  • optional, not held produce scanned images optional
  • optional, not held reproduce documents optional
  • optional, not held set scanner controls optional
  • optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held order supplies optional
  • optional, not held printed goods processes optional
  • optional, not held use word processing software optional
14 held skills the digital printer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust drying process to goods skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust rotogravure press skill
  • not needed by the target role clean ink rollers skill
  • not needed by the target role cut page edges skill
  • not needed by the target role determine colour shades skill
  • not needed by the target role engraving technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
  • not needed by the target role operate rotary press skill
  • not needed by the target role pack goods skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare printing form skill
  • not needed by the target role screen printing inks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use doctor blade skill
  • not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear 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
  • required, not held digital printing required
  • optional, not held printed goods processes optional
Index

Other moves recorded from gravure press operator

Full index of moves from gravure press operator

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.