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orthopaedic footwear technician

Orthopaedic footwear technicians design footwear and make patterns, using manufacturing technology.

Description

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.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

footwear components footwear manufacturing technology footwear materials ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design footwear quality footwear machinery footwear equipments manual cutting processes for leather

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods footwear creation process

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery cut footwear uppers perform pattern grading apply footwear finishing techniques use IT tools apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques create patterns for footwear apply stitching techniques use communication techniques apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques apply pre-stitching techniques

OPTIONALOptional competences

prepare footwear samples apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods maintain footwear assembling equipment reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing perform packing of footwear and leather goods

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)