# Competences — leather goods designer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a142a645-6e9e-4d86-accd-9816df857c90).

## Essential

- **apply development process to footwear design** (skill/competence)
- **apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods** (skill/competence)
- **communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages** (skill/competence)
- **create mood boards** (skill/competence)
- **develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans** (skill/competence)
- **develop leather goods collection** (skill/competence)
- **ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design** (knowledge)
- **footwear and leather goods marketing planning** (knowledge)
- **footwear creation process** (knowledge)
- **implement footwear marketing plan** (skill/competence)
- **innovate in footwear and leather goods industry** (skill/competence)
- **leather goods components** (knowledge)
- **leather goods manufacturing processes** (knowledge)
- **leather goods materials** (knowledge)
- **leather goods quality** (knowledge)
- **sketch leather goods** (skill/competence)
- **use communication techniques** (skill/competence)
- **use IT tools** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- CAD for footwear (knowledge)
- CAD software (knowledge)
- create 3D CAD footwear prototypes (skill/competence)
- design management (knowledge)
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces (skill/competence)
- manual cutting processes for leather (knowledge)
- perform ideation activities (skill/competence)
- reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing (skill/competence)
- use CAD for soles (skill/competence)
- use CAD software (skill/competence)