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Bydd y swm ychwanegol o £8 miliwn yn cyfrannu hefyd at gynnydd yng nghyflog staff cymorth mewn colegau Addysg Bellach, llawer ohonynt yn byw ar gyflog byw.

 Gwnaed y cyhoeddiad yn y Senedd heddiw yn ystod trafodaeth ar Addysg Bellach yng Nghymru.

 Dywedodd Kirsty Williams, yr Ysgrifennydd Addysg:

 
> “Rydw i wrth fy modd fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn gallu cynnig y cymorth ychwanegol hwn i’r sector Addysg Bellach tuag at gostau cyflogau am y ddwy flynedd nesaf. Rydyn ni’n cydnabod bod Colegau’n delio ag amgylchiadau eithriadol ac y bydd yr hwb ariannol ychwanegol hwn yn caniatáu amser i golegau gyllidebu tuag at gostau cyflogau yn y dyfodol.”

 Mae’r ‘amgylchiadau eithriadol’ yn gysylltiedig â dyfarniad Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig i ganiatáu codiad cyflog o hyd at 3\.5% i athrawon ym mis Medi. Er bod Llywodraeth Cymru’n cefnogi’r penderfyniad yn llwyr, cafodd ei wneud heb ymgynghori â Llywodraeth Cymru a heb roi i Gymru’r cyllid i dalu am y costau ychwanegol. 

 Yn dilyn trafodaethau, cafwyd perswâd ar Lywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig i ddyrannu £23\.5 miliwn dros y ddwy flynedd nesaf i fynd i’r afael â’r broblem ond nid yw hyn yn cynnwys y rhai hynny sy’n dysgu yn y sector Addysg Bellach a gallai hyn o bosib arwain at anghydraddoldeb rhwng athrawon chweched dosbarth ac athrawon yn cyflwyno’r un cyrsiau mewn Colegau Addysg Bellach. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi camu i’r adwy felly i wneud iawn am y gwahaniaeth ar yr achlysur arbennig yma.

 Mae £3\.2 miliwn wedi’i ddyrannu ar gyfer blwyddyn ariannol 2018\-19 gyda £4\.8 miliwn i ddilyn yn 2019\-20 yn amodol ar gymeradwyaeth y gyllideb derfynol ar gyfer 2019\-2020\. Bydd hyn yn caniatáu 18 mis i’r sector gynllunio gyda’i bartneriaid ymhlith yr undebau llafur ar gyfer y rownd nesaf o drafodaethau ar gyflogau.

 Dywedodd Eluned Morgan, y Gweinidog Dysgu Gydol Oes, sydd â chyfrifoldeb am Addysg Bellach: 

 
> “Mae Addysg Bellach yn holl bwysig i’n system addysg ac mae Colegau Addysg Bellach yn hanfodol i’n tasg o greu cenhedlaeth o bobl sydd â’r sgiliau sydd eu hangen ar ein heconomi i ffynnu. Rydyn ni’n awyddus i sicrhau bod y rheini sy’n dysgu mewn Colegau Addysg Bellach yn derbyn codiad cyflog sy’n gyfatebol i’r hyn mae athrawon ysgol yn ei dderbyn. Rydyn ni’n arbennig o falch ein bod wedi llwyddo hefyd i ddod o hyd i arian ychwanegol i dalu am y staff cymorth hanfodol sy’n gweithio yn ein colegau Addysg Bellach.”







Translation:


 
The £8m additional money will also contribute to an increase in pay for support staff in FE colleges, many of whom are on the living wage. 

 The announcement was made in the Senedd today, during a debate on Further Education in Wales. 

 Kirsty Williams the Education Secretary said: 

 
> “I am delighted that the Welsh Government has been able to provide this additional help to the FE sector for pay over the next two years. We recognise that Colleges are dealing with exceptional circumstances and this additional injection of money will allow the colleges time to budget to cover their own pay costs in future.”

 The ‘exceptional circumstances’ relate to UK Government’s award of a pay rise of up to 3\.5% to teachers in September. While the Welsh Government fully supports this decision, it was made without consulting the Welsh Government and without providing Wales with the funding to cover the additional costs. 

 Following negotiations, the UK Government was persuaded to allocate £23\.5m over the next two years to address the issue but this does not include those teaching in FE which could potentially create disparity between teachers in sixth forms and teachers delivering the same course in FE Colleges. The Welsh Government has therefore stepped in to make up the difference on this occasion. 

 £3\.2m has been allocated for the 2018\-19 financial year, with £4\.8m to follow in 2019\-20 subject to approval of the final budget for 2019\-2020\. This will allow the sector 18 months to plan with its trade union partners for the next pay found. 

 Eluned Morgan, the Minister for Lifelong Learning, who has responsibility for FE said: 

 
> “FE plays a valuable role in our educational system and FE Colleges are crucial to our task of creating a generation of people equipped with the skills our economy needs to flourish. We are keen to ensure that those teaching in FE receive a pay rise in line with teachers in our schools. We are particularly pleased that we have also managed to find additional support to pay for the crucial support staff who work in our FE colleges.”