30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
That is why the skills audit is so important, so that we understand on a regional and national level where those sectors, the growth sectors, are, so that when small and medium-sized businesses invest, or larger businesses invest, in apprenticeships, they get…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
That's an interesting take on it. That is a scheme run by the UK Government, and I think the issue is around the apprenticeship levy that they are running. I would want us, because we're a smaller country and we understand our needs, to work on that regional…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Wel, mae'r ardoll prentisiaethau yn bwynt diddorol. Mae e'n gynllun ar gyfer y Deyrnas Gyfunol, ond mae'n rhaid inni gofio bod gan Gymru fodel gwahanol o gefnogi prentisiaethau, a dwi'n meddwl bod ein model ni yn well, achos bod natur yr economi yng Nghymru…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Wel, dwi ddim yn gwybod yr ateb, ac efallai bydd swyddogion yn gallu helpu gyda hynny, ond un peth sydd yn glir yw bod y canrannau sydd yn methu cwblhau eu cwrs prentisiaeth yn uwch mewn rhai sectorau na'i gilydd. Ac mae hynny'n awgrymu efallai fod yna…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
So, it's a work in progress is the point that you're making.
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Mae'r pwynt hynny yn un da. Beth dwi'n teimlo mae angen inni ei wneud, yn gyffredinol, yw codi proffil prentisiaethau fel ffordd amgen i fynd mewn i fyd gwaith. Nawr, mae gyda ni nifer o raglenni sydd yn rhoi'r gefnogaeth a'r wybodaeth yna i bobl ifanc. Ond…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Rŷn ni'n cydnabod bod hynny yn her i'r busnesau bach. Os caf i gymryd cam yn ôl, mae'r awdit yma o sgiliau sydd yn cael ei gynnal ar hyn o bryd yn mynd i helpu pob sector i adnabod lle mae'r anghenion a'r galw am sgiliau yn mynd i fod yn y dyfodol. Digwydd…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
And I think it's worth saying as well that Erasmus officials recognise the success of Taith, and have taken on board the learning from Taith. So, I hope that is reflected in how they score and assess applications as well.
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
—only last week. So, some of these issues around making it easier for applications to be made were discussed. We also discussed with them as well the issue around bilingualism and that application forms and the branding around Erasmus+ are bilingual. So…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
So, UK Government have offered the administration of Erasmus+ to the British Council. And I met with the chief executive of the British Council, and the Wales manager, Ruth Cox—. Is she the Wales manager—
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Yes, good. So, the decision on Taith will be made in time for the budget. It will be a line, hopefully, in that budget, which will show how much financial support we can provide for Taith. But the calls for applications for Erasmus will be opening up in…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Rŷn ni'n gwybod bod Taith wedi bod yn gynllun llwyddiannus dros ben. Un o nodweddion gorau Taith yw ei fod wedi llwyddo i gyrraedd grwpiau yn y trydydd sector a chyrraedd grwpiau sy'n cael eu tangynrychioli, grwpiau o bobl ifanc a fyddai efallai byth wedi…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Diolch. Gwnaf i gyfuno'r ddau gwestiwn yna. Yn sicr, bydd y panel yn edrych ar bob un o'r agweddau rydych chi wedi cyfeirio atyn nhw. Beth rydw i wedi ei ddweud wrth y cadeirydd yn glir—y sgwrs yn Saesneg, wrth gwrs—yw 'Nothing is off the table.' Dyna'r cylch…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Yes—sorry. All the unions, that's right, including NUS, will be on that stakeholder group.
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Mae hwnna yn gwestiwn da iawn. Fel rŷch chi'n gwybod, fe wnes i gyhoeddi'r wythnos diwethaf mai yr Athro Patrick Prendergast fydd yn arwain yr adolygiad yma fel cadeirydd. Mi fyddaf i, gobeithio, wythnos nesaf yn cyhoeddi enwau'r panelwyr hefyd a fydd yn rhan…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Rŷch chi yn hollol iawn, a dyna'r prif reswm pam y gwnes i sefydlu'r panel yma fel un o'r penderfyniadau cyntaf y gwnes i ar ôl dod i'r swydd hon. Mae'r sefyllfa'n bryderus yn y rhan fwyaf o'n prifysgolion ni, fel y dywedoch chi: dyled ar draws y sector…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Behind your question is the whole issue, which we discussed earlier on, about supporting those most vulnerable young people, and to guide them through those learning pathways where they are most vulnerable. Absolutely, I am committed. Obviously, being fairly…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
I am committed to ensuring that mental health and additional learning needs support and the general well-being of our learners remains high on this Government's agenda. But on the specific programme that you refer to, I don't know whether officials can help…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Claire's absolutely right. If I can just add to that, we aren't clear, therefore, what the UK Government's intentions are around plan 2. If they change their position, that changes the whole situation for us as well. So I think it's a wait to see what the UK…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Of course they do, yes. There's the short-term decision around the plan and the freeze, which we will have to make in the next couple of weeks, but there's the longer term plan as well, around how we support our university sector, and also bearing in mind how…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
That, as you know, Lynne, is a hugely complex area—student loans, student fees, repayment thresholds, caps and so on. We haven't made a decision yet, and we are still discussing. The wider picture, if I can start with that, will be one of the priorities of…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Yes.
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Absolutely. I can give you a stone-clad commitment that that will absolutely remain.
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Thank you, Lynne. We've had numerous discussions around Seren. It is clearly in our manifesto that we want to review Seren. Many of us believe, including myself, that the emphasis had changed during the course of Seren to encourage young people—this is the…
30 Medi 2026 , Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Sesiwn craffu cyffredinol ar waith Llywodraeth Cymru
Mae hynny'n rhywbeth sy'n ein poeni ni'n fawr. Dwi a'r Gweinidog addysg wedi cael nifer o gyfarfodydd â Cymwysterau Cymru i edrych ar y sefyllfa. Fel mae pawb yn gwybod, mae'r adran addysg yn San Steffan wedi penderfynu cymryd llwybr gwahanol o ran sut maen…
