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

Sector Codes

Legal Sector Code, 2024

32. General principles
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32.1. The general principles underpinning the skills development element in the LSC are that it must:
32.1.1. contribute to the achievement of the country’s economic growth and social development goals to promote the creation of decent work and sustainable livelihoods;
32.1.2. promote the development of the skills base of black legal practitioners in critical and specialised areas of law within the legal profession; and
32.1.3. strengthen the skills and human resource base by encouraging the support of skills development initiatives with an emphasis on skills development and career pathing for both legal practitioners and non-legal support black staff members in support of employment creation.

 

32.2. Recognisable skills development expenditure includes any legitimate training expenses as may be recognised by the Charter Council incurred for any learning programme offered by an LSME to black people.

 

32.3. Legitimate training expenses shall include but not be limited to:
32.3.1. cost of training materials
32.3.2. cost of trainers;
32.3.3. cost of training facilities including costs of catering;
32.3.4. course fees;
32.3.5. accommodation and travel;
32.3.6. opportunity costs;
32.3.7. salaries or wages paid to an employee participating in any learnership or internship; and
32.3.8. administration costs such as the organising of training including, where appropriate, the cost to the LSME of employing a skills development facilitator or a training manager.