B-BBEE and AI training courses
B-BBEE training courses in Johannesburg and online for 2027: B-BBEE for executives, committees, champions, skills development facilitators, HR and EE committees, procurement and ESD managers, trustees, plus AI and data training for transformation teams.
B-BBEE training
- B-BBEE and EE changes in 2027
A free online briefing on the B-BBEE and employment equity changes that shape next year's plan, and the decisions to take before your new measurement period starts.
Free · Online · 1 hour, 10:00 to 11:00 · next: 4 February 2027 - Breakfast briefing for new transformation champions
A free breakfast for people newly responsible for B-BBEE: how the scorecard works, what a verification file needs, and who in the business to bring in early.
Free · In person · 2 hours, 07:30 to 09:30 · next: 16 February 2027 - Skills development for SDFs and HR
Spend targets, the WSP and ATR by 30 April, learnerships, Section 12H and the evidence that turns training into points.
Hybrid · 1 day, 09:00 to 16:00 · next: 11 February 2027 - B-BBEE executive briefing
The framework, the Codes and how to align B-BBEE strategy with business priorities, so your board can make informed decisions and defend them.
In person · Half day, 09:00 to 13:00 · next: 9 March 2027 - Preferential procurement for buyers
How spend earns points: recognition levels, the supplier categories that count, supplier evidence and a policy your buyers can follow.
In person · 1 day, 09:00 to 16:00 · next: 13 April 2027 - Transformation committee training
How a committee keeps the scorecard on track through the year: who owns each element, how to monitor progress and how to report to executives.
Hybrid · 1 day, 09:00 to 16:00 · next: 18 March 2027 - B-BBEE champion course
For the person who runs transformation day to day: what each element requires, the evidence it needs and how to be ready for verification.
In person · 2 days, 09:00 to 16:00 · next: 11 May 2027 - Employment equity for HR and EE committees
The 2025 amendments, sector targets, EE plans and reports, and how to run a committee that consults properly.
Hybrid · 1 day, 09:00 to 16:00 · next: 11 March 2027 - Ownership and net value
Voting rights, economic interest and the net value sub-minimum, and the ownership structures that stand up to scrutiny: ESOPs, broad-based schemes and trusts.
In person · 1 day, 09:00 to 16:00 · next: 25 May 2027 - Verification readiness workshop
Know your score before the agency does: project it yourself, test your evidence in advance and resolve findings quickly.
Online · Half day, 09:00 to 13:00 · next: 22 April 2027 - B-BBEE basics for suppliers and small businesses
A free online hour on why your customers ask for a B-BBEE certificate or affidavit, how small businesses are measured, and the first steps that improve your recognition level.
Free · Online · 1 hour, 10:00 to 11:00 · next: 8 April 2027 - Sector codes and QSE scorecards
Which code measures your business, how a QSE scorecard differs from the generic one, and what changes when you cross a turnover threshold or trade under a sector code.
Online · Half day, 09:00 to 13:00 · next: 20 May 2027 - Management control and employment equity, joined up
Board, executive and management representation, employees with disabilities, and how one set of workforce data can serve both your B-BBEE scorecard and your EE plan.
Hybrid · 1 day, 09:00 to 16:00 · next: 20 April 2027 - Enterprise and supplier development for ESD managers
Design ESD that earns points and builds real suppliers: qualifying beneficiaries, recognised contributions, benefit factors and the evidence that proves the support was given.
In person · 1 day, 09:00 to 16:00 · next: 24 June 2027 - Socio-economic development, done properly
Plan SED that counts and makes a difference: qualifying beneficiaries, the 75% Black beneficiary rule, how contributions are valued and the evidence verification expects.
Online · Half day, 09:00 to 13:00 · next: 24 March 2027 - Ownership trusts: a course for trustees
What trustees of a broad-based or employee ownership trust are responsible for: the trust deed, beneficiary selection, distributions and the records that keep the structure credible.
In person · Half day, 09:00 to 13:00 · next: 23 February 2027
AI and data training (coming soon)
- AI essentials for transformation teams
A free online hour on what AI can and cannot do for transformation work today: collecting data, checking evidence and drafting reports, with your people still making the decisions.
Free · Online · 1 hour, 10:00 to 11:00 · next: 4 March 2027 - Clean data, clean scorecard
Set up how your business collects and stores transformation data, so that every spreadsheet, certificate and invoice can be found, trusted and reused at verification.
In person · 1 day, 09:00 to 16:00 · next: 9 February 2027 - Dashboards that boards read
Turn scorecard and EE data into a one-page dashboard that shows the board where you stand, what is at risk and which decision is needed.
In person · Half day, 09:00 to 13:00 · next: 15 April 2027 - Automating the monthly B-BBEE and EE report
Replace the copy and paste: connect your source spreadsheets once, refresh the report in minutes, and let AI draft the commentary that you then check and approve.
Hybrid · 1 day, 09:00 to 16:00 · next: 6 April 2027 - POPIA and AI in practice
Use AI with employee, learner and supplier data without breaking POPIA: what may go into an AI tool, what must stay on your own systems, and how local-first set-ups keep personal information in your control.
Online · Half day, 09:00 to 13:00 · next: 16 March 2027 - Building an application and evidence system
Over two days, design one simple system for applications, selection and evidence for bursaries, ESD beneficiaries and learnerships, so that records stay complete from the first form to verification.
In person · 2 days, 09:00 to 16:00 · next: 22 June 2027 - From Excel to analytics for ESG and transformation data
Move beyond scattered spreadsheets: structure ESG and transformation data as tables, combine sources and analyse trends, with AI helping to clean and summarise.
Hybrid · 1 day, 09:00 to 16:00 · next: 18 February 2027 - AI for verification readiness, with a person in the loop
A free online hour showing how AI can check an evidence file for gaps, expired documents and figures that do not match, and why a person must review every finding before it reaches the agency.
Free · Online · 1 hour, 10:00 to 11:00 · next: 6 May 2027