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

imagesettertotypesetter

A imagesetter already meets 77% of what the typesetter role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From imagesetter
77%
Overlap1
To typesetter
35 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
31.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

77%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

31.1/ 100

1 Share of the typesetter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the imagesetter 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 typesetter role treats 21 of its required skills as things a imagesetter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • GIMP (graphics editor software)
  • Microsoft Visio
  • SketchBook Pro
  • Synfig

What stands in the way is 5 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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A typesetter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a imagesetter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held prepare imposition working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held typesetting machines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held use typesetting software working with computers
  • already held prepare films for printing plates working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held track changes in text editing communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held align content with form communication, collaboration and creativity

All 35 carried skills, including the 21 the typesetter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held apply grammar and spelling rules required
  • required, not held consult with editor required
  • optional, not held draw design sketches optional
  • optional, not held follow a brief optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
02 working with computers 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use markup languages required
  • required, not held use microsoft office required
  • optional, not held develop digital content optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held transcribe texts required
  • optional, not held manage data optional
04 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held digital printing optional
05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held respect data protection principles optional
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage offset printing process optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a typesetter 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 35 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held Adobe Illustrator knowledge
  • already held Adobe Photoshop knowledge
  • already held GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Visio knowledge
  • already held SketchBook Pro knowledge
  • already held Synfig knowledge
  • already held align content with form skill
  • already held apply desktop publishing techniques skill
  • already held graphic design knowledge
  • already held graphics editor software knowledge
  • already held interpret illustration needs skill
  • already held lay out digital written content skill
  • already held operate printing machinery skill
  • already held prepare imposition skill
  • already held prepress processes knowledge
  • already held printing materials knowledge
  • already held produce prepress proof skill
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held track changes in text editing skill
  • already held typography knowledge
  • already held use typesetting software skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held digitise documents skill
  • already held follow work schedule skill
  • already held inspect printing output skill
  • already held maintenance of printing machines knowledge
  • already held perform image editing skill
  • already held prepare films for printing plates skill
  • already held printed goods processes knowledge
  • already held printing plate making knowledge
  • already held printing techniques knowledge
  • already held proofread text skill
  • already held publishing industry knowledge
  • already held typesetting machines knowledge
  • already held use word processing software skill
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held digital printing optional
  • optional, not held manage data optional
  • optional, not held respect data protection principles optional
  • optional, not held develop digital content optional
  • optional, not held draw design sketches optional
  • optional, not held follow a brief optional
  • optional, not held manage offset printing process optional
  • optional, not held troubleshoot optional
17 held skills the typesetter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role arrange printer sheets skill
  • not needed by the target role create digital images skill
  • not needed by the target role develop film skill
  • not needed by the target role follow safety precautions in printing skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain lithographic printing plates skill
  • not needed by the target role operate digital printers skill
  • not needed by the target role operate imagesetter skill
  • not needed by the target role operate scanner skill
  • not needed by the target role output electronic files skill
  • not needed by the target role print stripping knowledge
  • not needed by the target role printing media knowledge
  • not needed by the target role reduce dots skill
  • not needed by the target role reproduce documents skill
  • not needed by the target role reprography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role set colour profiles skill
  • not needed by the target role use a telecine skill
  • not needed by the target role use colour printing programs 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
  • optional, not held digital printing optional
Index

Other moves recorded from imagesetter

Full index of moves from imagesetter

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.