Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (Act No. 53 of 2003)

Amended Codes of Good Practice (2013)

Amended Code Series 300: The General Principles for Measuring Skills Development

Statement 300: The General Principles for Measuring Skills Development

2. The Skills Development Element Scorecard
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2.1The following table represents the criteria used for deriving a score for Skills Development under this statement:

 

Category

Skills Development Element

Weighting points

Compliance Target

2.1.1      Skills Development Expenditure on any programme specified in the Learning Programme Matrix for black people as a percentage of the Leviable Amount

2.1.1.1  Skills Development Expenditure on Learning Programmes specified in the Learning Programme Matrix for black people as a percentage of Leviable Amount.

8

6%

2.1.1.2  Skills Development Expenditure on Learning Programmes specified in the Learning Programme Matrix for black employees with disabilities as a percentage of Leviable Amount.

4

0.3%

2.1.2      Learnerships, Apprenticeships, and Internships

2.1.2.1  Number of black people participating in Learnerships, Apprenticeships and internships as a percentage of total employees

4

2.5%

2.1.2.2   Number of black unemployed people participating in training specified in the learning programme matrix as a percentage of number of employees

4

2.5%

Bonus points:

2.1.3      Number of black people absorbed by the Measured and Industry Entity at the end of the Learnerships programme

5

100%

 

2.2The compliance targets for 2.1.1.1, 2.1.1.2, 2.1.2.1, 2.1.2.2 and 2.1.3 of the Skills Development scorecard are based on the overall demographic representation of black people as defined in the Regulations of the Employment Equity Act and Commission of Employment Equity Report as amended from time to time.

 

2.3In determining a Measured Entity's score, the targets should be further broken down into specific criteria according to the different race sub-groups within the definition of black in accordance with the Regulations of Employment Equity Act and Commission of Employment Equity Report requirements on equitable representation and weighted accordingly.