SANAS QSE Generic BEE Certificate in Johannesburg, Gauteng

General
In terms of the New Codes of Good Practice on Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE), the compliance requirements for B-BBEE varies according to the size of your entity, as measured by your annual turnover.

Definition of “Black People”
As per the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003 as Amended by Act No 46 of 2013 “Black People” is a generic term which means Africans, Coloureds and Indians – (a) Who are citizens of the Republic of South Africa by birth or descent; or (b) Who became citizens of the Republic of South Africa by naturalization- (i) Before 27 April 1994; or (ii) On or after 27 April 1994 and who would have been entitled to acquire citizenship by naturalization prior to that date.

Black Designated Groups
are black people that are unemployed, youth, persons with disabilities and black people living in rural and under-developed areas.

Turnover Thresholds for Exempted Micro Enterprises
Your registered company is B-BBEE exempted if its turnover is below R10 million (increased from R5 million). It is classified as an Exempted Micro Enterprise (EME).

Turnover Thresholds for Qualifying Small Enterprises:
Your registered company is B-BBEE classified as Qualifying Small Enterprise or QSE if it has turn-over threshold of R10 – R50 million.

Turnover Thresholds for Generic Enterprise
If your registered company has a turnover of R50 million or more, that makes your registered company a Generic enterprise and, together with QSEs that have less than 51% black ownership, subject to all aspects of the new Codes.

Assessments of B-BBEE Elements are as follow:
There are five assessment elements (see table below) for Generics and QSEs to qualify from:

New Codes Scorecard

No.	Element	Points GENERIC(5/5)	Points QSE(5/5)
1	Ownership*	25	25
2	Management Control	19	15
3	Skills Development*	20	25
4	Enterprise & Supplier Development*	40	30
5	Socio-Economic Development	5	5

* = Priority elements

B-BBEE Points Scoring
The B-BBEE points scoring table in terms of new B-BBEE Codes, as set out below:

BEE Status	Revised Qualification	Recognition Level
Level 1	≥100 points	135%
Level 2	≥95 but <100 points	125%
Level 3	≥90 but <95 points	110%
Level 4	≥80 but <90 points	100%
Level 5	≥75 but <80 points	80%
Level 6	≥70 but <75 points	60%
Level 7	≥55 but <70 points	50%
Level 8	≥40 but <55 points	10%
Non-Compliant	<40 points	0%

B. Construction Sector Codes

1. EMEs whose total annual revenue is less (<) than R1.8 million (For BEPs) and R3 million (For Contractors & Manufacturers /Suppliers) and DO elect for enhancement. (Meaning they comply with the QSE Skills Dev element paragraph 3.6.2.3 will not be discounted by ONE level).

1.1 Relevant Provision: Par 3.6.2.4.1. (A) and (B) of Statement CSC000 (An EXCEPTION paragraph) read with 4.3.1.2 & 4.3.1.3 (provide details of paragraphs)

1.2 Required Documents:

Proof of Turnover (POT) (AFS/Management Accounts/ Accountant letter)
CIPC Incorporation Docs (ID)
A Training Declaration Form (TDF) signed by the Owner of the EME confirming: Invoices, receipts etc. EMP201s / Proof of Salaries & Wages, Attendance Register with beneficiary contact details (confirming that its Black beneficiaries), Certified copies of IDs of the attendees

2. EMEs whose annual revenue is more (>) than R1.8 million (For BEPs) and R 3 million (For Contractors & Manufacturers/Suppliers) that DO NOT elect to supply proof of Skills Development and DO NOT elect for enhancement. (Meaning does not comply with the QSE Skills Dev element paragraph 3.6.2.3 will be discounted by ONE level).

2.1 Relevant Provision: Par 3.6.2.4 of Statement CSC000 – Page 09 provide details of paragraphs as question mark)

2.2 Required Documents:

Proof of Turnover (POT) (AFS/Management Accounts/ Accountant letter)
CIPC Incorporation Documents (ID)

3. EMEs whose annual revenue is more (>) than R1.8 million (For BEPs) and R 3 million (For Contractors & Manufacturers/Suppliers) that DO elect to supply proof of Skills Development and DO NOT elect for enhancement. (Meaning they comply with the QSE Skills Dev element paragraph 3.6.2.3 will not be discounted by ONE level).

3.1 Provision: Par 3.6.2.4.1.(A) and (B) of Statement CSC000 (An EXCEPTION paragraph) read with 4.3.1.2 & 4.3.1.3

3.2 Required Documents:

Proof Of Turnover (POT) (AFS/Management Accounts/ Accountant letter)
CIPC Incorporation Docs (ID)
A Training Declaration Form (TDF) signed by the Owner of the ME confirming: Invoices, receipts etc. EMP201s / Proof of Salaries & Wages , Attendance Register with beneficiary contact details (confirming that its Black beneficiaries)

4. EMEs whose annual revenue is more (>) than R1.8 million (For BEPs) and R 3 million (For Contractors & Manufacturers/Suppliers) that DO elect to provide proof of Skills Development and DO elect for enhancement. (Meaning they wish to be measured against paragraph 4.3.1 and may be enhanced by one or two levels).

4.1 Provision: Par 4.3.1, 4.3.1.1 Or 4.3.1.2 OR 4.3.1.3 of Statement CSC000 (read with the provisions of 4.3.2 – page 10

4.2 Required Documents:

Proof of Turnover (POT)
CIPC Incorporation Docs (ID)
A Training Declaration Form (TDF) signed by the Owner of the EME confirming: Invoices, receipts etc. EMP201s / Proof of Salaries & Wages, Attendance Register with beneficiary contact details (confirming that its Black beneficiaries)

5. B-BBEE Status and Recognition Level

Black Ownership	BBBEE Level Contribution
If 100%	Level 1
> 50% but less than 100%	Level 2
>30% but less than 51%	Level 4
< 30%	Level 5

6. Form ( Order/ Register, Company (docs), Director (docs), Training docs (if relevant) Review and tick next to document before certificate is released

7. Pay (Now (card) or later (EFT: ulpload/send POP, authorise and release certificate))

8. Certificate

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