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

Sector Codes

Defence Sector Code

16. Elements of the Defence Sector Code: Large Entities Scorecard

16.3 Skills Development
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16.3.1 The shortage of technical and critical skills is one of the major challenges in the SADI which negatively impacts on the ability of the industry to grow. This shortage is a direct result of the historical exclusion of Black people from acquiring such skills. If the SADI is to play its vital role in the re-industrialization of the South African economy, structured and strategic interventions are needed for the acquiring of critical and Scarce Skills. Skills Development initiatives must focus on Scarce Skills including those related to the generation and development of new knowledge that could be deployed to increase the participation of black persons in the expansion and operation of Strategic Enterprises and retention of Sovereign Capabilities in the SADI.

 

16.3.2 Every Measured Entity therefore commits to spend 6% (six) per cent of their annual payroll on skills development programmes for Black persons.

 

16.3.3 Measured Entities must not count the same Black persons under more than one category as contained in paragraphs 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 of the Skills Development Scorecard respectively, for the purpose of skills development.

 

Skills Development Scorecard

 

B-BBEE

Element

Indicator

Description

Weighting

Points

Compliance Target

Skills Development
1.Skills Development Expenditure on any programme specified in the Learning Programme Matrix for Black people as a percentage of the Leviable Amount
1.1 Skills Development expenditure on Learning Programmes for Black people as a percentage of Leviable Amount

5

6%
1.2Skills Development Expenditure on Learning Programmes for Black employees with disabilities

2

0,3%
1.3Skills Development Expenditure on Learning Programmes for Black Military Veterans

3

1%
2.Learnerships, Apprenticeships and Internships
2.1Number of people from Black Designated Groups participating in Learnerships, Apprenticeships and Internships as a percentage of number of employees

3

3%
2.2Number of Black people participating in Learnerships, Apprenticeships and Internships as a percentage of number of employees

3

2.5%
2.3Number of Black unemployed people or students participating in Learnerships, Internships ad Apprenticeships participating in training as a percentage of number of employees

4

2.5%
3. Bonus Points

Number of previously unemployed Black people absorbed by the Entity at the end of the Learnerships, Internships and Apprenticeships programme

5

100%

Total

20 Points