Table 1Transition record

orthopaedic footwear techniciantofootwear finishing and packing operator

A orthopaedic footwear technician already meets 79% of what the footwear finishing and packing operator role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From orthopaedic footwear technician

79%

Overlap1

To footwear finishing and packing operator

12 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

20.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 20.8

This move: 20.8 of 100 · adjacent

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

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform packing of footwear and leather goods handling and moving
already held apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques handling and moving
already held apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques handling and moving
already held apply footwear finishing techniques handling and moving
already held apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held footwear equipments engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the footwear finishing and packing operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 4 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 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 apply methods for footwear and leather goods manufacturing optional
optional, not held determine footwear warehouse layout optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a footwear finishing and packing 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery skill
already held apply footwear finishing techniques skill
already held footwear components knowledge
already held footwear equipments knowledge
already held footwear machinery knowledge
already held footwear manufacturing technology knowledge
already held footwear materials knowledge
already held footwear quality knowledge
already held perform packing of footwear and leather goods skill
already held apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques skill
already held apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques skill
already held reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing skill

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply methods for footwear and leather goods manufacturing optional
optional, not held determine footwear warehouse layout optional

15 held skills the footwear finishing and packing operator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction skill
not needed by the target role apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods skill
not needed by the target role apply pre-stitching techniques skill
not needed by the target role apply stitching techniques skill
not needed by the target role automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods knowledge
not needed by the target role create patterns for footwear skill
not needed by the target role cut footwear uppers skill
not needed by the target role ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design knowledge
not needed by the target role footwear creation process knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain footwear assembling equipment skill
not needed by the target role manual cutting processes for leather knowledge
not needed by the target role perform pattern grading skill
not needed by the target role prepare footwear samples skill
not needed by the target role use IT tools skill
not needed by the target role use communication techniques 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

Other moves recorded from orthopaedic footwear technician

Full index of moves from orthopaedic footwear 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.