The Revised Codes of Good Practice have brought about some interesting changes to the Skills Development element, including:
- Skills Development has now been broken down into sub-race groups .
- It will no longer be required to only prove registration with your applicable SETA, all entities will be required to submit a SETA approved WSP, ATR and Pivotal report on an annual basis.
- Training which is seen by the Verification Agency as internal training or on the job training will be capped at 15% of the total training claim.
- Accommodation, travelling, catering, etc. will be capped and limited to 15% of the claim.
- Learnerships, apprenticeships and internships will be 100% claimed against the leviable target amount.
| Measurement Category & Criteria | 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 the Leviable amount 2.1.1.2 Skills Development expenditure on Learning programmes specified in the Learning Programme matrix for black disabled employees as a percentage of the Leviable amount |
8
4 |
6%
0.3% |
| 2.1.2 Learnerships, Apprenticeships and Internships
2.1.2.1 Number of black people participating in Learnships, Apprenticeships and internships as a percentage of total employees. 2.1.2.2 Number of black unemployed people participating in specified in the learning programme matrix as a percentage of number of employees. |
4
4 |
2.5%
2.5% |
| 2.1.3 Bonus points
2.1.3.1 Number of black people absorbed by the Measured and Industry Entity at the end of the Learnship programme |
5 |
100% |
| TOTAL | 20 (5) bonus |
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Source: Government Gazette No 36928