The Collar360

Footwear designer

Other names

footwear technologist, footwear designer and developer, shoe stylist, men's footwear designer, women's footwear designer, footwear designer & developer, footwear fashion designer, footwear CAD designer, children's footwear designer, footwear CAD technical designer, footwear stylist, fashion footwear designer

Design and fashion

They study fashion trends, draw ideas for shoes, choose materials, and make sample shoes to show others.

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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

    Sketch rough and detailed drawings of apparel or accessories, and write specifications such as colour schemes, construction, material types, and accessory requirements.

  2. 2

    Examine sample garments on and off models, modifying designs to achieve desired effects.

  3. 3

    Confer with sales and management executives or with clients to discuss design ideas.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

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
styliste chaussure
español
diseñador de calzado/diseñadora de calzado
العربية
مصمم أحذية / مصممة أحذية
português
Designer de calçado
Deutsch
Schuhdesigner/Schuhdesignerin
italiano
disegnatore di calzature/disegnatrice di calzature

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