Table 1Transition record

leather goods quality techniciantoleather goods finishing operator

A leather goods quality technician already meets 59% of what the leather goods finishing operator role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From leather goods quality technician

59%

Overlap1

To leather goods finishing operator

5 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

34.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 34.4

This move: 34.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the leather goods finishing operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the leather goods quality 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A leather goods finishing operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a leather goods quality technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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
already held leather goods materials engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the leather goods finishing operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 3 missing skills fall into 2 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 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held conduct leather finishing operations required
required, not held apply footwear finishing techniques required

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a leather goods finishing operator 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 5 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 reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing skill

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

11 held skills the leather goods finishing operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply footwear and leather goods quality control techniques skill
not needed by the target role communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages skill
not needed by the target role determine leather goods warehouse layout skill
not needed by the target role footwear finishing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role innovate in footwear and leather goods industry skill
not needed by the target role manage footwear quality systems skill
not needed by the target role measure working time in goods production skill
not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests on footwear or leather goods skill
not needed by the target role plan supply chain logistics for footwear and leather goods skill
not needed by the target role use IT tools skill
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill

Index

Other moves recorded from leather goods quality technician

Full index of moves from leather goods quality 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.