Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

screen printertoflexographic press operator

A screen printer already meets 72% of what the flexographic press operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From screen printer
72%
Overlap1
To flexographic press operator
27 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
34.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

72%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

34.7/ 100

1 Share of the flexographic press operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the screen 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.

Why

Why this move works

A flexographic press operator role treats 13 of its required skills as things a screen printer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • determine colour shades
  • follow production schedule
  • follow safety precautions in printing
  • monitor automated machines
  • perform test run
  • polygraphy

What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A flexographic press operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a screen printer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held polygraphy arts and humanities
  • already held determine colour shades handling and moving
  • already held screen printing inks arts and humanities
  • already held prepare printing form working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held mix ink handling and moving
  • already held inspect printing output information skills

All 27 carried skills, including the 13 the flexographic press operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 5 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 produce prepress proof required
  • required, not held clean ink rollers required
02 arts and humanities 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held printing materials required
  • optional, not held narrow web flexographic printing press optional
  • optional, not held wide web flexographic printing press optional
  • optional, not held printing plate making optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held operate flexographic printing machine required
  • optional, not held manage process of flexographic print optional
  • optional, not held tend laser marking machine optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held flexography required
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held process printing input optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a flexographic press 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 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held determine colour shades skill
  • 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 polygraphy knowledge
  • 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 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 mix ink skill
  • already held pack goods skill
  • already held perform machine maintenance skill
  • already held printing media knowledge
  • already held record production data for quality control skill
  • already held report defective manufacturing materials skill
  • already held screen printing inks knowledge
  • already held types of paper knowledge
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held narrow web flexographic printing press optional
  • optional, not held wide web flexographic printing press optional
  • optional, not held manage process of flexographic print optional
  • optional, not held printing plate making optional
  • optional, not held process printing input optional
  • optional, not held tend laser marking machine optional
14 held skills the flexographic press operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust drying process to goods skill
  • not needed by the target role check quality of raw materials skill
  • not needed by the target role clean equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor conveyor belt skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
  • not needed by the target role operate screen printing press skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare screen printing skill
  • not needed by the target role printed goods processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role screen printing machines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role screen printing process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use colour printing programs skill
  • not needed by the target role use doctor blade skill
  • not needed by the target role verify feasibility skill
5 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 flexography required
  • required, not held printing materials required
  • optional, not held narrow web flexographic printing press optional
  • optional, not held wide web flexographic printing press optional
  • optional, not held printing plate making optional
Index

Other moves recorded from screen printer

Full index of moves from screen printer

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.