Skills Development Data Requirements

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Field	Data Type	Accepted Values	Notes
Training program name	Text	Any free text, eg: ‘Advanced Excel’
Category	Text	Must be exactly: ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’, ‘E’, ‘F’ or ‘G’	As defined in the B-BBEE codes Skills Development matrix. Will require a custom field in the source system.
Learner name	Text	Any free text, eg: ‘Joe Bloggs’
Gender	Text	Must be exactly: ‘Male’ ‘Female’
Race	Text	Must be exactly: ‘African’ ‘Indian’ ‘Coloured’ ‘White’
Start date		A valid date formatted as ‘dd/mm/yyyy’
End date		A valid date formatted as ‘dd/mm/yyyy’
Course cost	Decimal number	Eg: 5200.0
ID number	Text	Any free text	The learner’s RSA ID number or passport number.
Foreign	Text	Must be exactly: ‘Yes’ ‘No’	As defined in the B-BBEE codes. May require a custom field in the source system.
Disabled	Text	Must be exactly: ‘Yes’ ‘No’
Age	Integer

Field	Data Type	Accepted Values	Notes
Mandatory training	Text	Must be exactly: ‘Yes’ ‘No’	As defined in the B-BBEE codes. May require a custom field in the source system.
Bursary - Higher Education	Text	Must be exactly: ‘Yes’ ‘No’
Employment status at the start of the training program	Text	Must be exactly: ‘Permanent’ ‘Fixed-term’ ‘Unemployed’
Y.E.S employee	Text	Must be exactly: ‘Yes’ ‘No’
Completed	Text	Must be exactly: ‘Yes’ ‘No’	For Category ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ only. Did the learner complete the program in the measurement period?
Absorbed	Text	Must be exactly: ‘Yes’ ‘No’	For Category ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ only. Was the learner hired after completion, in the measurement period?
Business unit	Text	Any free text
Employee code	Text	Any free text
Travel cost	Decimal number	Eg: 5200.0	Attributable to the learner for this training intervention.
Accommodation cost	Decimal number	Eg: 5200.0	Attributable to the learner for this training intervention.
Catering cost	Decimal number	Eg: 5200.0	Attributable to the learner for this training intervention.
Stationery cost	Decimal number	Eg: 5200.0	Attributable to the learner for this training intervention.
Training facility cost	Decimal number	Eg: 5200.0	Attributable to the learner for this training intervention.
Salary cost	Decimal number	Eg: 5200.0	For Category ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ only
Other costs	Decimal number	Eg: 5200.0	Attributable to the learner for this training intervention.