Table 1Transition record

textile quality managertoprinting textile technician

A textile quality manager already meets 44% of what the printing textile technician role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From textile quality manager

44%

Overlap1

To printing textile technician

5 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

49.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.4

This move: 49.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the printing textile technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the textile quality manager 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A printing textile technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a textile quality manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held dyeing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held conduct textile testing operations information skills
already held evaluate textile characteristics information skills
already held maintain work standards information skills
already held control textile process management skills

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the printing textile technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 4 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held textile chemistry required
required, not held textile printing technology required

optional, not held textile finishing technology optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held design yarns required

optional, not held design woven fabrics optional
optional, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held decorate textile articles required

optional, not held tend textile printing machines optional
optional, not held prepare equipment for textile printing optional

04 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held develop textile colouring recipes optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a printing 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct textile testing operations skill
already held control textile process skill
already held dyeing technology knowledge
already held evaluate textile characteristics skill
already held maintain work standards skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held design woven fabrics optional
optional, not held develop textile colouring recipes optional
optional, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles optional
optional, not held tend textile printing machines optional
optional, not held textile finishing technology optional
optional, not held prepare equipment for textile printing optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

16 held skills the printing textile technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role challenging issues in the textile industry knowledge
not needed by the target role check quality of products in textile production line skill
not needed by the target role conduct evaluation of quality standards skill
not needed by the target role conduct quality control analysis skill
not needed by the target role evaluate garment quality skill
not needed by the target role health and safety in the textile industry knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect wearing apparel products skill
not needed by the target role knitting machine technology knowledge
not needed by the target role measure yarn count skill
not needed by the target role monitor textile manufacturing developments skill
not needed by the target role oversee yarn characterisation skill
not needed by the target role portfolio management in textile manufacturing knowledge
not needed by the target role research and development in textiles knowledge
not needed by the target role test physical properties of textiles skill
not needed by the target role use weaving machine technologies skill
not needed by the target role use weft preparation technologies 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 textile chemistry required
required, not held textile printing technology required
optional, not held textile finishing technology optional
optional, not held textile technologies optional

Index

Other moves recorded from textile quality manager

Full index of moves from textile quality manager

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.