Table 1Transition record

leather goods product development managertoleather goods quality technician

A leather goods product development manager already meets 76% of what the leather goods quality technician role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From leather goods product development manager

76%

Overlap1

To leather goods quality technician

11 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

23.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 23.1

This move: 23.1 of 100 · adjacent

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

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage footwear quality systems management skills
already held plan supply chain logistics for footwear and leather goods management skills
already held innovate in footwear and leather goods industry management skills
already held leather goods manufacturing processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held leather goods quality engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held leather goods components engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 11 carried skills, including the 9 the leather goods quality technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 5 missing skills fall into 4 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 1 required

required, not held footwear finishing techniques required

02 information skills 1 required

required, not held apply footwear and leather goods quality control techniques required

03 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held determine leather goods warehouse layout optional
optional, not held measure working time in goods production optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform laboratory tests on footwear or leather goods optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a leather goods 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 communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages skill
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 manage footwear quality systems skill
already held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing skill
already held use IT tools skill
already held use communication techniques skill
already held innovate in footwear and leather goods industry skill
already held plan supply chain logistics for footwear and leather goods skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held determine leather goods warehouse layout optional
optional, not held measure working time in goods production optional
optional, not held perform laboratory tests on footwear or leather goods optional

28 held skills the leather goods quality technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply development process to footwear design skill
not needed by the target role apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods skill
not needed by the target role develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans skill
not needed by the target role develop leather goods collection skill
not needed by the target role develop manufacturing recipes skill
not needed by the target role differentiate nuance of colours skill
not needed by the target role distinguish accessories skill
not needed by the target role distinguish fabrics skill
not needed by the target role ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design knowledge
not needed by the target role footwear and leather goods marketing planning knowledge
not needed by the target role footwear creation process knowledge
not needed by the target role functionalities of machinery knowledge
not needed by the target role health and safety in the workplace knowledge
not needed by the target role implement footwear marketing plan skill
not needed by the target role leather physical testing knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage environmental impact of operations skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role manage supplies skill
not needed by the target role monitor operations in the leather industry skill
not needed by the target role prepare colour mixtures skill
not needed by the target role prepare leather goods samples skill
not needed by the target role purchase raw material supplies skill
not needed by the target role sketch leather goods skill
not needed by the target role test chemical auxiliaries skill
not needed by the target role test leather chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role work in textile manufacturing teams 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

required, not held footwear finishing techniques required

Index

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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.