Table 1Transition record

leather goods designertoleather goods patternmaker

A leather goods designer already meets 63% of what the leather goods patternmaker role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From leather goods designer

63%

Overlap1

To leather goods patternmaker

12 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

36.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 36.1

This move: 36.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the leather goods patternmaker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the leather goods designer 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A leather goods patternmaker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a leather goods designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop leather goods collection communication, collaboration and creativity
already held sketch leather goods communication, collaboration and creativity
already held apply development process to footwear design information skills
already held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held footwear creation process engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held leather goods manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 12 carried skills, including the 5 the leather goods patternmaker 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods required
required, not held operate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods required

02 handling and moving 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held operate patternmaking machinery required

optional, not held repair patterns optional
optional, not held select pattern material optional
optional, not held create patterns for textile products optional

03 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held prepare leather goods samples optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a leather goods patternmaker 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held leather goods components knowledge
already held leather goods manufacturing processes knowledge
already held leather goods materials knowledge
already held leather goods quality knowledge
already held make technical drawings of fashion pieces skill
already held apply development process to footwear design skill
already held develop leather goods collection skill
already held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design knowledge
already held footwear creation process knowledge
already held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing skill
already held sketch leather goods skill
already held use communication techniques skill

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held repair patterns optional
optional, not held select pattern material optional
optional, not held create patterns for textile products optional
optional, not held prepare leather goods samples optional

16 held skills the leather goods patternmaker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CAD for footwear knowledge
not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods skill
not needed by the target role communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages skill
not needed by the target role create 3D CAD footwear prototypes skill
not needed by the target role create mood boards skill
not needed by the target role design management knowledge
not needed by the target role develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans skill
not needed by the target role footwear and leather goods marketing planning knowledge
not needed by the target role implement footwear marketing plan skill
not needed by the target role innovate in footwear and leather goods industry skill
not needed by the target role manual cutting processes for leather knowledge
not needed by the target role perform ideation activities skill
not needed by the target role use CAD for soles skill
not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
not needed by the target role use IT tools skill

Index

Other moves recorded from leather goods designer

Full index of moves from leather goods designer

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.