BACKGROUND: The fashion industry is undergoing a digital transformation, creating a pressing demand for digital fashion skills in Green TVET. However, a comprehensive mapping of sustainability-oriented digital fashion skills and their relationship to vocational teacher competency frameworks is still limited. The research conducted in this paper aims to map trends in existing research and identify key digital fashion skills that should be taught in Green TVET, which will be used in designing a digital fashion skills framework for future vocational teachers.

METHODS: The method used was a systematic literature review (SLR) using the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Additionally, bibliometric analysis was used to examine research patterns and the evolution of themes. As a result, 62 peer-reviewed journal articles indexed in Scopus and published between 2021 and 2025 were included according to predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria.

RESULTS: The core skill domains identified in the digital fashion world for future vocational education teachers in Green TVET resulted in eight skills: 1) Digital Design Skills, 2) Digital Pattern Skills, 3) Digital Production Skills, 4) Digital Sustainability Skills, 5) Digital Ethics & Data Security Skills, 6) Digital Learning & Pedagogy Skills, 7) Digital Communication & Marketing Skills, and 8) Digital Entrepreneurship Skills. Overall, these domains form a competency framework that encompasses the technical, cognitive, and pedagogical dimensions of sustainability-oriented vocational fashion teachers.

CONCLUSION: This study provides a robust, evidence-based foundation for transforming the fashion vocational curriculum, creating professional development schemes, and strengthening policy measures targeting the development of digital and green skills in vocational education and training (TVET). The proposed framework paves the way for training the next generation of fashion teachers who are ready to face the challenges of digitalization and sustainability.