Table 1Transition record

knitting textile techniciantotextile quality technician

A knitting textile technician already meets 59% of what the textile quality technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From knitting textile technician

59%

Overlap1

To textile quality technician

11 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

41.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 41.3

This move: 41.3 of 100 · moderate

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

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held check quality of products in textile production line information skills
already held test physical properties of textiles information skills
already held knitting machine technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held measure yarn count information skills
already held evaluate textile characteristics information skills
already held maintain work standards information skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 10 the textile quality technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held braiding technology required
required, not held textile printing technology required

optional, not held dyeing technology optional
optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional
optional, not held research and development in textiles optional
optional, not held staple spinning machine technology optional
optional, not held textile finishing technology optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held use textile finishing machine technologies required

optional, not held manufacture non-woven filament products optional
optional, not held manufacture nonwoven staple products optional
optional, not held manufacture staple yarns optional
optional, not held manufacture texturised filament yarns optional

03 information skills 1 required

required, not held conduct textile testing operations required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a textile quality 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held check quality of products in textile production line skill
already held control textile process skill
already held distinguish accessories skill
already held distinguish fabrics skill
already held evaluate textile characteristics skill
already held maintain work standards skill
already held measure yarn count skill
already held properties of textile materials knowledge
already held test physical properties of textiles skill
already held textile technologies knowledge
already held knitting machine technology knowledge

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held dyeing technology optional
optional, not held manufacture non-woven filament products optional
optional, not held manufacture nonwoven staple products optional
optional, not held manufacture staple yarns optional
optional, not held manufacture texturised filament yarns optional
optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional
optional, not held research and development in textiles optional
optional, not held staple spinning machine technology optional
optional, not held textile finishing technology optional

13 held skills the textile quality technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role design warp knit fabrics skill
not needed by the target role develop specifications of technical textiles skill
not needed by the target role draw sketches to develop textile articles skill
not needed by the target role draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares skill
not needed by the target role manufacture knitted textiles skill
not needed by the target role manufacture weft knitted fabrics skill
not needed by the target role plan fabric manufacturing process skill
not needed by the target role portfolio management in textile manufacturing knowledge
not needed by the target role process man-made fibres skill
not needed by the target role set-up weft knitting machines skill
not needed by the target role use warp knitting technologies skill
not needed by the target role use warp preparation technologies skill
not needed by the target role use weft preparation technologies skill

7 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 braiding technology required
required, not held textile printing technology required
optional, not held dyeing technology optional
optional, not held nonwoven machine technology optional
optional, not held research and development in textiles optional
optional, not held staple spinning machine technology optional
optional, not held textile finishing technology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from knitting textile technician

Full index of moves from knitting textile 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.