Footwear and leather
working trades

Description

Workers in this unit group make and repair shoes, cut out, make up, sew, decorate and finish leather and leather substitute goods other than garments.

Tasks

uses hand tools or machine to cut out, trim, punch holes in or stitch guide lines on leather or leather substitute component parts positions leather and rubber footwear component parts on lasts and shapes and joins uppers to insoles and soles uses hand tools or machine to make up and repair saddles, harnesses, belts, straps and other leather products uses hand and machine tools to sew and stitch leather and/or other material in the making and decoration of footwear and leather goods other than garments prepares paper or paperboard master patterns of component parts of footwear waxes, cleans and finishes footwear and other leather goods.

Educational Requirements

There are no formal academic requirements although some employers may require GCSEs/S grades. Training is mainly on?the-job. NVQs/SVQs are available in some areas.