Table 1Transition record

textile, leather and footwear researchertononwoven textile technician

A textile, leather and footwear researcher already meets 78% of what the nonwoven textile technician role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From textile, leather and footwear researcher

78%

Overlap1

To nonwoven textile technician

9 Skills carried over

2 Required, not held

19.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 19.4

This move: 19.4 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the nonwoven textile technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the textile, leather and footwear researcher 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A nonwoven textile technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a textile, leather and footwear researcher background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manufacture nonwoven staple products working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held nonwoven machine technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held test physical properties of textiles information skills
already held measure yarn count information skills
already held maintain work standards information skills
already held control textile process management skills

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the nonwoven textile technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 2 missing skills fall into 2 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 information skills 1 required

required, not held develop specifications of technical textiles required

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held manufacture non-woven filament products required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a nonwoven textile technician 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held control textile process skill
already held distinguish accessories skill
already held distinguish fabrics skill
already held maintain work standards skill
already held measure yarn count skill
already held nonwoven machine technology knowledge
already held manufacture nonwoven staple products skill
already held test physical properties of textiles skill
already held textile technologies knowledge

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

21 held skills the nonwoven textile technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse experimental laboratory data skill
not needed by the target role challenging issues in the textile industry knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct research on trends in design skill
not needed by the target role conduct textile testing operations skill
not needed by the target role dyeing technology knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate textile characteristics skill
not needed by the target role health and safety in the textile industry knowledge
not needed by the target role manage scale-up experiments for manufacturing of products skill
not needed by the target role monitor textile manufacturing developments skill
not needed by the target role perform chemical experiments skill
not needed by the target role physics knowledge
not needed by the target role portfolio management in textile manufacturing knowledge
not needed by the target role properties of textile materials knowledge
not needed by the target role reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing skill
not needed by the target role research and development in textiles knowledge
not needed by the target role seek innovation in current practices skill
not needed by the target role textile chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role textile finishing technology knowledge
not needed by the target role textile marketing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role use textile finishing machine technologies skill

Index

Other moves recorded from textile, leather and footwear researcher

Full index of moves from textile, leather and footwear researcher

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.