Translate the text from Welsh to English.



 
Mae’r Cynllun Cymhellion Cyflogwyr i Brentisiaid yn rhan allweddol o Ymrwymiad Covid Llywodraeth Cymru i gynorthwyo busnesau a gweithwyr i wella o effeithiau’r coronafeirws.


Diolch i’r cymhellion, rydym eisoes wedi gweld mwy na 5,500 o brentisiaid newydd yn cael eu recriwtio ers mis Awst 2020\.


Roedd y cynllun i fod i fod i gau ddoe (30 Medi 2021\), ond bydd y cynllun nawr yn parhau i gefnogi busnesau tan 28 Chwefror 2022\.


O dan y cynllun gall busnesau hawlio hyd at £4,000 am bob prentis newydd y maent yn ei gyflogi sydd o dan 25 oed.


Bydd y cymhelliant o £4,000 ar gael i fusnesau sy'n cyflogi prentis ifanc am o leiaf 30 awr yr wythnos.


Gallai busnesau o Gymru hefyd dderbyn £2,000 am bob prentis newydd o dan 25 oed y maent yn ei gyflogi am lai na 30 awr yr wythnos.


Ar gyfer gweithwyr 25 oed a hŷn, gall busnesau gael £2,000 ar gyfer pob prentis newydd y maent yn ei gyflogi ar gontract o 30 awr neu fwy, a chymhelliant o £1,000 ar gyfer prentisiaid sy'n gweithio llai na 30 awr.


Cyfyngir taliadau i ddeg dysgwr fesul busnes. Mae cyllid pwrpasol hefyd ar gael i recriwtio pobl anabl.


Rhoddwyd cyfanswm o £18\.7m i gefnogi'r cynllun yn 2021 i 2022\.


Dywedodd Gweinidog yr Economi, Vaughan Gething:



> “Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi darparu cefnogaeth hanfodol i fusnesau a gweithwyr trwy gydol y pandemig ac mae’r cyhoeddiad heddiw yn adeiladu ar hynny.
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> “Cydnabyddwyd effaith economaidd neilltuol COVID\-19 ar bobl o dan 25 oed, ac rydym eisoes yn gweld yr effaith gadarnhaol y mae’r Cynllun Cymhellion i Gyflogwyr yn ei gael ar y grŵp oedran penodol hwnnw, ac ar grwpiau oedran eraill hefyd. Rwyf eisiau gweld hynny’n parhau ochr yn ochr â’n Gwarant i Bobl Ifanc uchelgeisiol. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru'n benderfynol na fydd cenhedlaeth goll yng Nghymru o ganlyniad i'r pandemig.
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> “Gall prentisiaid helpu i sicrhau dyfodol gweithlu, ei gymell a’i amrywio – gan gynnig cyfle i bobl ddatblygu sgiliau galwedigaethol o ansawdd uchel. Maent hefyd yn hanfodol i’n cynlluniau ar gyfer adfer yr economi ar ôl Covid\-19\. Dyna pam fy mod wedi ymrwymo i greu 125,000 o brentisiaethau ar gyfer pob oed dros y pum mlynedd nesaf.
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> “Rydym yn wlad fechan ond mae’n huchelgais yn fawr, a’n nod yw creu diwylliant yng Nghymru lle mae recriwtio prentis yn beth cyffredin i gyflogwyr.”


Mae ymgyrch Llywodraeth Cymru, sef ‘Yn Gefn i Chi’, yn annog busnesau ar hyd a lled Cymru i fanteisio ar gymorth recriwtio a sgiliau ar gyfer gweithwyr newydd a gweithwyr sydd eisoes gyda’r cwmni, sydd ar gael drwy’r Porth Sgiliau Busnes.


Am ragor o wybodaeth ewch i Borth Sgiliau Busnes Cymru.


Mae’r Rhaglen Prentisiaethau yng Nghymru yn cael ei chyllido gan Lywodraeth Cymru gyda chefnogaeth Cronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop.







Translation:


 
The Apprenticeship Employer Incentive Scheme is a key part of Welsh Government’s Covid Commitment to support businesses and workers in recovering from the impacts of coronavirus.


The incentives have already seen more than 5,500 new apprentices recruited since August 2020\.


The incentives had been due to close yesterday (30 September 2021\), but will now continue to support businesses until 28th February 2022\.


Under the scheme businesses are able to claim up to £4,000 for each new apprentice they hire under the age of 25\.


The £4,000 incentive will be available to businesses that are employing a young apprentice for at least 30 hours per week.


Welsh businesses could also receive £2,000 for each new under 25 year old apprentice they employ for less than 30 hours a week.


For workers aged 25 and over, businesses can access £2,000 for each new apprentice they hire on a 30 hour or more contract, and a £1,000 incentive for apprentices working less than 30 hours.


Payments are restricted to ten learners per business. Dedicated funding is also available to recruit disabled people.


A total of £18\.7 million was allocated to support the scheme in 2021 to 2022\.


Economy Minister Vaughan Gething said:



> “The Welsh Government has provided crucial support to businesses and workers throughout the pandemic and today’s announcement further builds on that.
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> “We recognised the particular economic impact of COVID\-19 on people aged under 25 and we are already seeing the positive impact the Employer Incentive Scheme is having for that age group, as well as others. I want to see that continue alongside our ambitious Young Person’s Guarantee. The Welsh Government is determined that there will be no lost generation in Wales as a result of the pandemic.
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> “Apprenticeships can help futureproof, motivate and diversify a workforce \- offering people the chance to gain high\-quality vocational skills. They are also crucial to our ambitious post\-Covid economic recovery plans. That’s why we have committed to creating a further 125,000 all\-age apprenticeship places over the next five years.
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> “We are a small country but we have big ambitions, and our aim is to create a culture in Wales where recruiting an apprentice becomes the norm for employers.”


The Welsh Government ‘We’re in Your Corner’ campaign encourages firms the length and breadth of Wales to take advantage of recruitment and skills support for new and existing employees available via the Skills Gateway for Business.


For more information visit the Business Wales Skills Gateway.


The Apprenticeship Programme in Wales is funded by the Welsh Government with support from the European Social Fund.