The Collar360

Bespoke footwear technician

Other names

custom shoemaker, customized shoe maker, customised shoe maker, customized footwear technician, custom made footwear technician

Clothing, textiles and leather

They make shoes to order in small workshops by designing, cutting, sewing, putting together, and finishing them.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Dye, soak, polish, paint, stamp, stitch, stain, buff, or engrave leather or other materials to obtain desired effects, decorations, or shapes.

  2. 2

    Cut out parts, following patterns or outlines, using knives, shears, scissors, or machine presses.

  3. 3

    Construct, decorate, or repair leather products according to specifications, using sewing machines, needles and thread, leather lacing, glue, clamps, hand tools, or rivets.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
fabricant de chaussures sur mesure/fabricante de chaussures sur mesure
español
técnico en calzado a medida/técnica en calzado a medida
العربية
فني الأحذية المفصلة
português
Fabricante de calçado por medida
Deutsch
Maßschuhmacher/Maßschuhmacherin
italiano
calzolaio su misura/calzolaia su misura

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