Table 1Transition record

offset printertoscreen printer

A offset printer already meets 62% of what the screen printer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From offset printer

62%

Overlap1

To screen printer

25 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

45.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 45.4

This move: 45.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the screen printer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the offset printer 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A screen printer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a offset printer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held polygraphy arts and humanities
already held screen printing inks arts and humanities
already held prepare printing form working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held inspect printing output information skills
already held printing media arts and humanities
already held follow safety precautions in printing assisting and caring

All 25 carried skills, including the 12 the screen printer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 7 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 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held operate screen printing press required
required, not held prepare screen printing required
required, not held adjust drying process to goods required

optional, not held use colour printing programs optional

02 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held clean equipment required
required, not held determine colour shades required

optional, not held mix ink optional

03 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held screen printing process required

optional, not held screen printing machines optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held use doctor blade required

05 information skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
optional, not held verify feasibility optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held printed goods processes optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a screen printer 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 25 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held follow production schedule skill
already held follow safety precautions in printing skill
already held monitor automated machines skill
already held perform test run skill
already held prepare printing form skill
already held printing on large scale machines knowledge
already held printing techniques knowledge
already held quality standards knowledge
already held screen printing inks knowledge
already held set up the controller of a machine skill
already held supply machine skill
already held troubleshoot skill
already held consult technical resources skill
already held handle chemical cleaning agents skill
already held inspect printing output skill
already held keep records of work progress skill
already held maintenance of printing machines knowledge
already held pack goods skill
already held perform machine maintenance skill
already held polygraphy knowledge
already held printing media knowledge
already held record production data for quality control skill
already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
already held types of paper knowledge
already held wear appropriate protective gear skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held communicate with customers optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held screen printing machines optional
optional, not held mix ink optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held use colour printing programs optional
optional, not held check quality of raw materials optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held monitor conveyor belt optional
optional, not held printed goods processes optional
optional, not held verify feasibility optional

15 held skills the screen printer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role clean ink rollers skill
not needed by the target role cut page edges skill
not needed by the target role maintain lithographic printing plates skill
not needed by the target role manage offset printing process skill
not needed by the target role offset printing knowledge
not needed by the target role operate letterpress skill
not needed by the target role operate offset printing machine skill
not needed by the target role perforate printed media skill
not needed by the target role prepare colour mixtures skill
not needed by the target role prepare offset printing machine skill
not needed by the target role print stripping knowledge
not needed by the target role printing materials knowledge
not needed by the target role printing plate making knowledge
not needed by the target role process printing input skill
not needed by the target role produce prepress proof skill

3 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 screen printing process required
optional, not held screen printing machines optional
optional, not held printed goods processes optional

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.