Recreation model maker to toymaker
A recreation model maker already meets 32% of what the toymaker role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
75.5/ 100
1 How much of what a toymaker is expected to do is already part of a recreation model maker’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 toymaker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A toymaker role treats 6 of its required skills as things a recreation model maker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply a protective layer
- assemble toys
- ensure finished product meet requirements
- inspect toys and games for damage
- pack goods
- toys and games safety recommendations
What stands in the way is 18 required skills 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A toymaker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a recreation model maker background worth leading with.
- already held assemble toys handling and moving
- already held perform toys finishing handling and moving
- already held inspect toys and games for damage information skills
- already held sell toys and games communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held toys and games trends business, administration and law
- already held toys and games safety recommendations services
All 27 carried skills, including the 6 the toymaker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 49 missing skills fall into 10 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 types of toy materials required
- still to learn sanding techniques required
- still to learn woodworking processes required
- still to learn woodworking tools required
- optional, not held casting processes optional
- optional, not held manual cutting processes for leather optional
- optional, not held properties of textile materials optional
- optional, not held adhesives optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- still to learn estimate restoration costs required
- still to learn extract products from moulds required
- still to learn maintain records of maintenance interventions required
- still to learn use repair manuals required
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs of antique items optional
- optional, not held keep stock records optional
- still to learn maintain equipment required
- still to learn operate battery test equipment required
- still to learn operate sandblaster required
- still to learn replace defect components required
- optional, not held apply stitching techniques optional
- still to learn repair toys required
- still to learn use tools for toy repair required
- optional, not held assemble metal parts optional
- optional, not held assemble plastic parts optional
- optional, not held heat metals optional
- optional, not held sew textile-based articles optional
- optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
- optional, not held cut textiles optional
- optional, not held operate handheld riveting equipment optional
- optional, not held stuff toys optional
- still to learn maintain customer service required
- optional, not held demonstrate functionality of toys and games optional
- optional, not held develop product design optional
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
- optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- still to learn provide customer follow-up services required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a toymaker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 repair toys practise this
- 02 use tools for toy repair practise this
- 03 estimate restoration costs practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 27 skills that carry over
- already held apply a protective layer skill
- already held assemble toys skill
- already held ensure finished product meet requirements skill
- already held inspect toys and games for damage skill
- already held pack goods skill
- already held toys and games safety recommendations knowledge
- already held create smooth wood surface skill
- already held cut metal products skill
- already held finish plastic products skill
- already held join metals skill
- already held join wood elements skill
- already held maintain plastic machinery skill
- already held manipulate metal skill
- already held manipulate plastic skill
- already held manipulate wood skill
- already held mark designs on metal pieces skill
- already held metal smoothing technologies knowledge
- already held operate plastic machinery skill
- already held operate wood sawing equipment skill
- already held perform toys finishing skill
- already held repair plastic machinery skill
- already held sell toys and games skill
- already held set up the controller of a machine skill
- already held toys and games industry knowledge
- already held toys and games trends knowledge
- already held types of plastic knowledge
- already held types of wood knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn toys and games categories required
- still to learn types of brushes required
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
- optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
- optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
- optional, not held use painting equipment optional
31 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply stitching techniques optional
- optional, not held assemble metal parts optional
- optional, not held assemble plastic parts optional
- optional, not held casting processes optional
- optional, not held demonstrate functionality of toys and games optional
- optional, not held develop product design optional
- optional, not held estimate restoration costs of antique items optional
- optional, not held heat metals optional
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
- optional, not held keep stock records optional
- optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
- optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
- optional, not held manual cutting processes for leather optional
- optional, not held properties of textile materials optional
- optional, not held sew textile-based articles optional
- optional, not held adhesives optional
- optional, not held assemble electronic units optional
- optional, not held cut textiles optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with warranty contracts optional
- optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
- optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
- optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
- optional, not held operate handheld riveting equipment optional
- optional, not held operate soldering equipment optional
- optional, not held operate welding equipment optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held stuff toys optional
- optional, not held use painting equipment optional
8 held skills the toymaker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role design scale models skill
- not needed by the target role fabricate metal parts skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate glass skill
- not needed by the target role repair metal sheets skill
- not needed by the target role sand wood skill
- not needed by the target role similitude knowledge
- not needed by the target role stain wood skill
11 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn types of toy materials required
- still to learn sanding techniques required
- still to learn toys and games categories required
- still to learn types of brushes required
- still to learn woodworking processes required
- still to learn woodworking tools required
- optional, not held casting processes optional
- optional, not held manual cutting processes for leather optional
- optional, not held properties of textile materials optional
- optional, not held adhesives optional
- optional, not held electronics optional
Other moves recorded from recreation model maker
Common questions about this move
Can a recreation model maker become a toymaker?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A recreation model maker already covers 32% of what a toymaker is expected to do: 27 skills carry over, 6 of which the toymaker role treats as required.
What skills does a recreation model maker need to become a toymaker?
18 required skills are missing, plus 31 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is repair toys.
How hard is the move from recreation model maker to toymaker?
Its learning distance is 75.5 out of 100, which is the career change 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.