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textile-colourist/references/skills.md
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Competences — textile colourist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6d765c21-267d-4d3d-a989-9b7596670477).

Essential

  • design yarns (skill/competence)
  • develop textile colouring recipes (skill/competence)
  • draw sketches to develop textile articles (skill/competence)
  • draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares (skill/competence)
  • dyeing technology (knowledge)
  • maintain work standards (skill/competence)
  • portfolio management in textile manufacturing (knowledge)
  • prepare equipment for textile printing (skill/competence)
  • seek innovation in current practices (skill/competence)
  • textile chemistry (knowledge)
  • use textile technique for hand-made products (skill/competence)

Optional

  • conduct textile testing operations (skill/competence)
  • textile marketing techniques (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 7 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • colour matching — 43 %
  • colour development — 29 %
  • laboratory testing — 29 %
  • production quality support — 14 %
  • quality control — 14 %
  • raw material inspection — 14 %
  • print pitch creation — 14 %
  • sample preparation — 14 %
  • shade lot assessment — 14 %
  • shade matching — 14 %
  • shade tolerance assessment — 14 %
  • shade assessment — 14 %
  • technical expertise — 14 %
  • technical support — 14 %
  • textile structure analysis — 14 %
  • vendor evaluation — 14 %
  • supply chain monitoring — 14 %
  • lab dip review — 14 %
  • colour formulation — 14 %
  • dyeing techniques knowledge — 14 %
  • fabric management — 14 %
  • fabric testing — 14 %
  • liquor evaluation — 14 %
  • color approval — 14 %
  • color depth understanding — 14 %
  • color management — 14 %
  • color matching — 14 %
  • color process coordination — 14 %
  • color saturation understanding — 14 %
  • color value understanding — 14 %
  • colour accuracy assurance — 14 %
  • colour adjustment — 14 %
  • colour correction — 14 %

Responsibilities

  • ensuring colour accuracy — 29 %
  • conducting tests — 29 %
  • supporting production — 29 %
  • technical color expertise provision — 14 %
  • works order management — 14 %
  • works order preparation — 14 %
  • works order tracking — 14 %
  • time and action calendar development — 14 %
  • shade correction — 14 %
  • strategic plan execution — 14 %
  • strike off approval — 14 %
  • strike off commenting — 14 %
  • seasonal color card creation — 14 %
  • product integrity management — 14 %
  • record keeping — 14 %
  • sample organization — 14 %
  • pass/fail decision making — 14 %
  • performance assessment — 14 %
  • department archive maintenance — 14 %
  • fabric approval process management — 14 %
  • colour sample assessment — 14 %
  • communication with product development — 14 %
  • failure reporting — 14 %
  • lab dip approval — 14 %
  • lab dip commenting — 14 %
  • colour correction — 14 %
  • color standard maintenance — 14 %
  • color expectation communication — 14 %
  • bulk production approvals — 14 %
  • color issue resolution — 14 %
  • color approval tracking — 14 %
  • color consistency assurance — 14 %
  • color consistency ensuring — 14 %