Leather goods production supervisor to leather goods CAD patternmaker
A leather goods production supervisor already meets 71% of what the leather goods CAD patternmaker role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.
24.8/ 100
1 How much of what a leather goods CAD patternmaker is expected to do is already part of a leather goods production supervisor’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the leather goods CAD patternmaker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A leather goods CAD patternmaker role treats 5 of its required skills as things a leather goods production supervisor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- leather goods components
- leather goods manufacturing processes
- leather goods materials
- leather goods quality
- use IT tools
What stands in the way is 1 required skill the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A leather goods CAD patternmaker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a leather goods production supervisor background worth leading with.
- already held prepare leather goods samples information skills
- already held manual cutting processes for leather engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held footwear creation process engineering, manufacturing and construction
- 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 10 carried skills, including the 5 the leather goods CAD patternmaker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 6 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn make technical drawings of fashion pieces required
- optional, not held develop leather goods collection optional
- optional, not held sketch leather goods optional
- optional, not held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design optional
- optional, not held apply development process to footwear design optional
- optional, not held apply stitching techniques optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 1 entries a leather goods CAD 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 · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- 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 use IT tools skill
- already held footwear creation process knowledge
- already held manual cutting processes for leather knowledge
- already held prepare leather goods samples skill
- already held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing skill
- already held use communication techniques skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply development process to footwear design optional
- optional, not held apply stitching techniques optional
- optional, not held develop leather goods collection optional
- optional, not held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design optional
- optional, not held sketch leather goods optional
37 held skills the leather goods CAD patternmaker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery skill
- not needed by the target role apply footwear and leather goods quality control techniques skill
- not needed by the target role apply footwear finishing techniques skill
- not needed by the target role apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods skill
- not needed by the target role apply methods for footwear and leather goods manufacturing skill
- not needed by the target role automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods knowledge
- not needed by the target role calculate the productivity of the production of 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 cut footwear uppers skill
- not needed by the target role determine leather goods warehouse layout skill
- not needed by the target role develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans 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 execute working instructions skill
- not needed by the target role footwear equipments knowledge
- not needed by the target role footwear machinery knowledge
- not needed by the target role innovate in footwear and leather goods industry skill
- not needed by the target role leather finishing technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role leather physical testing knowledge
- not needed by the target role leather technology knowledge
- 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 footwear quality systems skill
- not needed by the target role manage production of footwear or leather goods skill
- not needed by the target role manage quality of leather throughout the production process 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 measure working time in goods production skill
- not needed by the target role monitor operations in the leather industry skill
- not needed by the target role operate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods skill
- not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests on footwear or leather goods skill
- not needed by the target role perform packing of footwear and leather goods skill
- not needed by the target role plan leather goods manufacture skill
- not needed by the target role plan supply chain logistics for footwear and leather goods skill
- not needed by the target role pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goods knowledge
- not needed by the target role purchase raw material supplies skill
- not needed by the target role test chemical auxiliaries 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.
- optional, not held ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design optional
Other moves recorded from leather goods production supervisor
- leather goods production manager 78% covered · adjacent
- leather goods hand cutting operator 77% covered · adjacent
- leather goods stitching machine operator 76% covered · adjacent
- leather goods manual operator 73% covered · adjacent
Full index of moves from leather goods production supervisor
Common questions about this move
Can a leather goods production supervisor become a leather goods CAD patternmaker?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A leather goods production supervisor already covers 71% of what a leather goods CAD patternmaker is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 5 of which the leather goods CAD patternmaker role treats as required.
What skills does a leather goods production supervisor need to become a leather goods CAD patternmaker?
1 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is make technical drawings of fashion pieces.
How hard is the move from leather goods production supervisor to leather goods CAD patternmaker?
Its learning distance is 24.8 out of 100, which is the adjacent band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.