On 31 May 2019 the Government Gazette was published with a number of changes pertaining to some definitions in the Codes, the Enterprise & Supplier Development Element and the Skills Development Element for Generic Entities.
Regarding Skills Development, the set target of 6% for expenditure on learning programmes for Black People was reduced to 3.5% with the set weighting of 8 points to be reduced to 6 points.
A new indicator on the Skills Development was introduced where a 2.5% target is set for an item of expenditure on bursaries for black students at higher education institutions and which carries a 4 point weighting.
The target for spending on Black Disabled Employees remains the same.
The Target for the number of learnerships, internships and apprenticeships as a percentage for total workforce no longer includes a specific target for unemployed black people and set a target of 2.5% is increased to 5% with a new set weighting of 6 points and no longer 4 points.
The bonus points for absorption was clarified to pertain to internships and apprenticeships.
The 40% sub-min on avoiding being discounted was also clarified to not include any of the bonus points.
The last amendment is the CAP on informal and workplace learning programmes that was increased from 15% to 25%.
The above amendments will come into effect on 1 December 2019 but entities have the option to be rated as such from now.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dominique van Deventer obtained his LLB qualification from the University of the Free State and is currently a SEESA BEE legal advisor. He has been working for SEESA for 3 years and 10 months.