Requirements of developing commercial technical education in Egypt in light of digital transformation

Digital transformation affects life, work and jobs at present and in the future. It imposes on educational institutions the necessity of introducing solutions to address its challenges. Commercial technical education is responsible for preparing its students to understand and deal with these transformations in order to get a job opportunity after graduation. Therefore, this research aimed to identify the requirements of developing commercial technical education in Egypt in light of digital transformation. It utilized the descriptive methodology. It dealt with the current state of commercial technical secondary education in light of SWOT analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. It also dealt with the conceptual frameworks of digital transformation in commercial technical secondary education, such as digital business trends in the world including; mobile commerce, digital freelance work; e-services, crowd funding, electronic payments and Internet of Things (IOT). The theoretical results of the research showed the requirements of developing commercial technical education in light of digital transformation including; legislative, financing, administrative, infrastructure, societal and educational requirements as well as requirements of disseminating digital transformation literacy.