From pre-lasting operator to orthopaedic footwear technician
11 of the 20 essential skills of a orthopaedic footwear technician are already essential for a pre-lasting operator — about 55% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 9
- would be new
- 55%
- of the target job covered
- 20
- essential skills of a orthopaedic footwear technician
What a orthopaedic footwear technician does
Orthopaedic footwear technicians design footwear and make patterns, using manufacturing technology. They compensate and accommodate foot and ankle fitting problems and design and manufacture footwear and its orthopaedic components, including orthoses, insoles, soles and others.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction
- apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery
- apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques
- apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques
- footwear components
- footwear equipments
- footwear machinery
- footwear manufacturing technology
- footwear materials
- footwear quality
- use IT tools
What would be new
9 skillsEssential for a orthopaedic footwear technician and not for a pre-lasting operator. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from pre-lasting operator
2 roles- sole and heel operator11 skills in common
- footwear assembly supervisor10 skills in common
← pre-lasting operatororthopaedic footwear technician →The other way round
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How far are you from being a orthopaedic footwear technician?
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