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apply footwear finishing techniques

skills

handling and moving

assembling and fabricating products

fabricating garments and textile products

apply footwear finishing techniques

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Description

Apply various chemical and mechanical finishing procedures to footwear by performing manual or machine operations, with or without chemicals, such as heel and sole roughing, dying, bottom polishing, cold or hot wax burnishing, cleaning, removing tacks, inserting socks, hot air treeing for removing wrinkles, and cream, spray or antique dressing. Work both manually and use the equipment and machines, and adjust working parameters.

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apply footwear finishing processes and techniques

apply techniques for footwear finishing

execute footwear finishing techniques

execute footwear finishing techniques and processes

put into practice finishing processes and techniques

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ESCO is a Europe 2020 initiative.

DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders and with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

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Current version: ESCO v1.1.2 (Last update 22/02/2024)