bespoke footwear technician

Bespoke footwear technicians perform activities in small production environments, e.g. workshops, where footwear is typically custom-made. They design, prepare, cut and sew, assemble and finish custom made footwear.

Scope note

Includes people using e-commerce and customisation.

Alternative Labels

customised shoe maker

customized footwear technician

customized shoe maker

custom made footwear technician

custom shoemaker

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery apply development process to footwear design apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques apply pre-stitching techniques apply stitching techniques create patterns for footwear create solutions to problems create technical sketches for footwear cut footwear uppers innovate in footwear and leather goods industry prepare footwear samples

Essential Knowledge

footwear components footwear equipments footwear machinery footwear manufacturing technology footwear materials footwear quality manual cutting processes for leather pattern grading

Optional Skills and Competences

apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans implement footwear marketing plan perform packing of footwear and leather goods reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing use IT tools work in textile manufacturing teams

Optional Knowledge

automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods footwear and leather goods marketing planning

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/07ba3429-cccd-435b-a7d0-c02ba962bbd9

Status

released

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