Textile printer to textile colourist
A textile printer already meets 46% of what the textile colourist role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
48.4/ 100
1 How much of what a textile colourist is expected to do is already part of a textile printer’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 textile colourist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A textile colourist role treats 5 of its required skills as things a textile printer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- draw sketches to develop textile articles
- maintain work standards
- portfolio management in textile manufacturing
- prepare equipment for textile printing
- use textile technique for hand-made products
What stands in the way is 6 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A textile colourist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a textile printer background worth leading with.
- already held prepare equipment for textile printing working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held draw sketches to develop textile articles communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held portfolio management in textile manufacturing engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held use textile technique for hand-made products handling and moving
- already held conduct textile testing operations information skills
- already held maintain work standards information skills
All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the textile colourist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 7 missing skills fall into 6 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 dyeing technology required
- still to learn textile chemistry required
- still to learn design yarns required
- still to learn develop textile colouring recipes required
- still to learn seek innovation in current practices required
- still to learn draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares required
- optional, not held textile marketing techniques optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a textile colourist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 design yarns practise this
- 02 develop textile colouring recipes practise this
- 03 draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares 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 6 skills that carry over
- already held draw sketches to develop textile articles skill
- already held maintain work standards skill
- already held portfolio management in textile manufacturing knowledge
- already held prepare equipment for textile printing skill
- already held use textile technique for hand-made products skill
- already held conduct textile testing operations skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held textile marketing techniques optional
7 held skills the textile colourist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role control textile process skill
- not needed by the target role decorate textile articles skill
- not needed by the target role manufacture braided products skill
- not needed by the target role tend textile printing machines skill
- not needed by the target role test physical properties of textiles skill
- not needed by the target role textile finishing technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role textile printing technology knowledge
3 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 dyeing technology required
- still to learn textile chemistry required
- optional, not held textile marketing techniques optional
Common questions about this move
Can a textile printer become a textile colourist?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A textile printer already covers 46% of what a textile colourist is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 5 of which the textile colourist role treats as required.
What skills does a textile printer need to become a textile colourist?
6 required skills are missing, plus 1 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is design yarns.
How hard is the move from textile printer to textile colourist?
Its learning distance is 48.4 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.