Table 1Transition record

weaving machine operatortocarpet weaver

A weaving machine operator already meets 54% of what the carpet weaver role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From weaving machine operator

54%

Overlap1

To carpet weaver

13 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

48.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 48.2

This move: 48.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the carpet weaver role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the weaving machine operator 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A carpet weaver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a weaving machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held maintain machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held manufacture textile floor coverings working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held produce textile designs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held tend weaving machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held types of textile fibres engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held textile techniques engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 13 carried skills, including the 10 the carpet weaver role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 7 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, 3 supplementary

required, not held functionalities of machinery required
required, not held types of carpet required

optional, not held challenging issues in the textile industry optional
optional, not held knitting machine technology optional
optional, not held tufting technology optional

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

required, not held manufacture carpets required

optional, not held decorate textile articles optional
optional, not held manufacture knitted textiles optional

03 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held cut textiles required

optional, not held create patterns for textile products optional

04 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products required

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure health and safety in manufacturing required

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held place orders for textile materials required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a carpet weaver 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 maintain machinery skill
already held manufacture textile floor coverings skill
already held produce textile designs skill
already held properties of textile materials knowledge
already held textile industry knowledge
already held textile industry machinery products knowledge
already held textile techniques knowledge
already held textile technologies knowledge
already held types of textile fibres knowledge
already held work in textile manufacturing teams skill
already held control textile process skill
already held tend weaving machines skill
already held use weaving machine technologies skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held monitor textile manufacturing developments optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held challenging issues in the textile industry optional
optional, not held create patterns for textile products optional
optional, not held decorate textile articles optional
optional, not held knitting machine technology optional
optional, not held manufacture knitted textiles optional
optional, not held monitor textile manufacturing developments optional
optional, not held tufting technology optional

12 held skills the carpet weaver role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role arrange equipment repairs skill
not needed by the target role check quality of products in textile production line skill
not needed by the target role electrical machines 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 maintain technical equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain work standards skill
not needed by the target role manufacture woven fabrics skill
not needed by the target role produce textile samples skill
not needed by the target role sort textile items skill
not needed by the target role textile measurement knowledge
not needed by the target role textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials knowledge

6 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 furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products required
required, not held functionalities of machinery required
required, not held types of carpet required
optional, not held challenging issues in the textile industry optional
optional, not held knitting machine technology optional
optional, not held tufting technology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from weaving machine operator

Full index of moves from weaving machine operator

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.