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

tanning techniciantoleather wet processing department manager

A tanning technician already meets 35% of what the leather wet processing department manager role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tanning technician
35%
Overlap1
To leather wet processing department manager
13 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
66.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.7/ 100

1 Share of the leather wet processing department manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tanning 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.

Why

Why this move works

A leather wet processing department manager role treats 9 of its required skills as things a tanning technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • characteristics of chemicals used for tanning
  • develop manufacturing recipes
  • functionalities of machinery
  • leather chemistry
  • leather technology
  • manage environmental impact of operations

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A leather wet processing department manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tanning technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held leather colour chemistry engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held develop manufacturing recipes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held test leather chemistry engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held test chemical auxiliaries information skills
  • already held characteristics of chemicals used for tanning natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held leather physical testing engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the leather wet processing department manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 10 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held work in textile manufacturing teams required
  • required, not held adapt to changing situations required
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • required, not held execute working instructions required
  • required, not held purchase raw material supplies required
  • required, not held use communication techniques required
  • optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
02 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held identify defects on raw hides required
  • required, not held monitor operations in the leather industry required
  • required, not held seek innovation in current practices required
03 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held apply colouring recipes required
  • required, not held prepare colour mixtures required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held quality control systems required
  • optional, not held spray finishing technology optional
05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held identify with the company's goals required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a leather wet processing department manager 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held characteristics of chemicals used for tanning knowledge
  • already held develop manufacturing recipes skill
  • already held functionalities of machinery knowledge
  • already held leather chemistry knowledge
  • already held leather technology knowledge
  • already held manage environmental impact of operations skill
  • already held physico-chemical properties of crust leather knowledge
  • already held physico-chemical properties of hides and skins knowledge
  • already held test leather chemistry knowledge
  • already held leather colour chemistry knowledge
  • already held leather physical testing knowledge
  • already held manage quality of leather throughout the production process skill
  • already held test chemical auxiliaries skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held source colour chemicals required
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held health and safety in the workplace required
09 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use IT tools required
10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held maintain equipment required
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held spray finishing technology optional
  • optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
  • optional, not held manage supplies optional
23 held skills the leather wet processing department manager 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 comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct beamhouse operations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct leather finishing operations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct post tanning operations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct re-tanning operations skill
  • not needed by the target role design post tanning operations skill
  • not needed by the target role emission standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role hides, skins and leather products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role leather goods components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role leather goods materials knowledge
  • not needed by the target role leather products maintenance knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage chemical testing procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role manage tanning operations skill
  • not needed by the target role plan beamhouse operations skill
  • not needed by the target role plan fabric manufacturing process skill
  • not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role plan tanning finishing operations skill
  • not needed by the target role reduce tanning emissions skill
  • not needed by the target role tanning process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work with chemicals skill
4 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 quality control systems required
  • required, not held health and safety in the workplace required
  • required, not held source colour chemicals required
  • optional, not held spray finishing technology optional
Index
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.