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Mae’r cynllun Addysg, Hyfforddiant a Dysgu am Ddeunyddiau a Gweithgynhyrchu (METaL), dan arweiniad Coleg Peirianneg Prifysgol Abertawe, yn helpu i ddatblygu sgiliau, hybu perfformiad a chynhyrchiant i arwain y sector diwydiannol hwn sy'n tyfu.

Bydd y cyllid ychwanegol o £1\.4m yn galluogi i'r cynllun helpu dros 400 o bobl i ennill sgiliau technegol mewn sectorau newydd a datblygol, gan gynnwys ynni a phŵer,  gweithgynhyrchu clyfar, peirianneg deunyddiau, economi gylchol yn ogystal â thechnoleg cyrydu a haenau. Bydd hefyd yn cefnogi 60 o gwmnïau ychwanegol yn y Gogledd, y Gorllewin a Chymoedd y De. 

Dywedodd yr Athro Drakeford,


> "Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo i sicrhau bod gan weithlu Cymru y sgiliau sydd eu hangen i sbarduno twf a chynhyrchiant. Mae hyn yn enghraifft arall o ba mor bwysig ydyw i sicrhau bod Cymru yn cael yr un lefel o gyllid ag yr ydyn ni’n ei gael ar hyn o bryd gan yr Undeb Ewropeaidd yn dilyn Brexit fel y gall buddsoddiadau yn y dyfodol barhau i gefnogi ein huchelgeisiau ar gyfer sicrhau economi gynaliadwy a ffyniannus yng Nghymru.”

Dywedodd Rheolwr Prosiect METaL, Dr Khalil Khan o Brifysgol Abertawe: 


> “Mae'r arian hwn gan yr Undeb Ewropeaidd yn sicrhau parhad cyfrwng gwych i Brifysgol Abertawe i rannu ei gwybodaeth a'i phrofiad er mwyn cefnogi busnesau Cymru. 
> 
> “Mae'r arian yn ategu buddsoddiad Llywodraeth Cymru o ran cefnogi busnesau, a bydd y diwydiant yn elwa drwy sicrhau bod ei weithlu yn meddu ar wybodaeth dechnegol gywir i alluogi busnesau Cymru i gystadlu mewn marchnad fyd\-eang."

Un o'r cwmnïau sydd wedi elwa ar y cynllun METaL yw TATA Steel ym Mhort Talbot. Dyma Reolwr Tân ac Amgylchedd y safle, Andrew Townsend, yn sôn am ei brofiad o'r cynllun. 


> “Mae cyrsiau METaL wedi helpu cydweithwyr i gael gwell dealltwriaeth o agweddau technegol sy'n gysylltiedig â'u gwaith. Yn benodol, mae'r cwrs materion amgylcheddol wedi helpu pobl i ddeall deddfwriaeth amgylcheddol a materion amgylcheddol sy'n seiliedig ar sector y farchnad a materion byd\-eang a lleol." 
> 
> “Bydd ein gweithwyr yn elwa gan y bydd ganddyn nhw nawr gwell dealltwriaeth o agweddau amgylcheddol ein busnes. Mae o fantais i'r cwmni gael gweithlu sy'n meddu ar fwy o ymwybyddiaeth amgylcheddol gan helpu i wella perfformiad amgylcheddol Tata Steel.”

Nod y cynllun yw cefnogi dros 800 o bobl erbyn y bydd yn dod i ben yn 2022\.







Translation:


 
The Materials and Manufacturing Education Training and Learning (METaL) scheme, led by Swansea University’s College of Engineering, is helping to raise skills, boost performance and productivity to drive this growing industrial sector.

The additional funding of £1\.4m will enable the scheme to help more than 400 people gain technical skills in new and emerging sectors, such as energy and power, smart manufacturing, materials engineering, circular economy as well as corrosion and coatings technology. It will also support an extra 60 companies in North, West Wales and the South Wales Valleys.

Professor Drakeford said, 


> “The Welsh Government is committed to ensuring the Welsh workforce is equipped with the skills needed to drive growth and productivity. This is another example of the importance of replacement funding for Wales following Brexit so that future investments can continue to support our ambitions for a sustainable and prosperous Welsh economy.”

Dr Khalil Khan of Swansea University, METaL Project manager, said:


> “Securing this EU funding ensures the continuation of a fantastic vehicle for Swansea University to share its knowledge and experience to support Welsh businesses. 
> 
> “The funding complements the investment of Welsh Government in supporting Welsh businesses, and will benefit industry by ensuring that its workforce have the correct technical knowledge to enable Welsh businesses to compete in a global marketplace.“

One of the companies that has benefited from the METaL scheme is TATA Steel in Port Talbot. Andrew Townsend, a Fire and Environment Manager at the site talks about his experience of the scheme.


> “The METaL courses have helped colleagues gain a better understanding of technical aspects associated with their operations. In particular, the environmental issues course has helped people understand environmental legislation and global, local, and market\-sector based environmental issues.”
> 
> “The benefit for our employees is that they now have a better understanding of the environmental aspects of our business. For the company it is an advantage to have a workforce which is more environmentally aware which helps improve Tata Steel’s environmental performance.”

The scheme aims to support more than 800 people by the time it is completed in 2022\.