The first BEE codes of good practice where introduced in 2007 and the amended codes came into effect on the 1st of May 2015. These codes were designed to fill the gap of inequality in South Africa as the rate of poverty and unemployment increases every year. The new legislation is much more demanding than the previous codes of good practice especially in calculating the BEE scores and proof of BEE activities. As a company having a BEE certificate will have a positive impact on relationships with customers and will also create a good business to business relationship and increases repeated business. Without a document proving BEE activities as a company you cannot claim BEE points and companies are advised to keep record of all the BEE documents or files with activities that involve the company. To avoid disappointments, companies should consult the verification agency to verify their BEE activities and BEE score points.
Some BEE scorecard changes:
| Sectors | Old | New |
| Ownership | 20 | 25 |
| Management control | 10 | 15 (19?) |
| Skills Development | 15 | 25 |
| Enterprise and supplier development | 15 | 40 + 4 |
| Socio economic development | 5 | 5 |
The Socio-Economic Development points have neither increase nor decreased making it much more difficult for businesses to engage in that programme as it has the least points on the BEE score board. More companies would like to take on the skills development programme but don’t know how to invest in the programme. Investing in the Sparrow FET college skills development programme you would either be funding a student to study, giving them workplace experience in a form of an internship or learnership and you will benefit 25 points on your BEE score card while also reducing the unemployment rate in the country. Various courses are offered at the FET College including early childhood development, professional cookery, end user computing and furniture making out of wood. You can only qualify for the 25 skills development points when you spend 6% of your company’s annual payroll on skills development. Sparrow Schools can help you earn BEE points, to find out how contact us on 0114821015 or send us an email at sparrow@mweb.co.za
Sourced from BEESA & BEE.co.za
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