5412 — Footwear and leather working trades

What this occupation covers

Footwear and leather working trades make and repair shoes, cut out, make up, sew, decorate and finish leather and leather substitute goods other than garments.

Typical duties

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

Entry routes and qualifications

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.

Sponsorship information

Medium Skilled. Actual duties, sponsor, applicant, salary and any transitional or shortage-list conditions must be checked.

DBS assessment

No code-wide DBS assessment is assigned. Check actual duties, activities, workplace, frequency and jurisdiction. This code does not determine the level of check.

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