Al-Hikmah University Journal

This paper focused on the conceptual review of business education and digital skill. It examined the concept of business education and the development of digital skills for the 21st century business education students. The world is a global village as advancement in technology has taken over the traditional way of teaching and learning and the world of work in general the need for business education graduate to be technologically incline cannot be over-emphasised. Thus; the need for 21st century Business Educators to teach students skill that are most relevant, useful, current and globally applicable is of utmost importance. The performance of Business Education graduates in the business world will greatly depend to a larger extent on the appropriate digital skills acquired that will enable them fit into the world of work and the society at large. The paper concludes that digital skills are necessary skills that business education students need to acquire as the world has gone pass traditional world practices in the work place. Business Education graduates can only out-perform only if they are well grounded with relevant 21st century digital skills they need to succeed in life. The paper therefore recommends among others that Business educators/teachers at tertiary institutions should go for refresher courses to update their digital skills and government should adequately fund business education programme and provide computer laboratories with internet facilities.