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I would like to welcome the Interim Youth Work Board’s report ‘Time to Deliver for Young People in Wales’. I am very grateful to the Chair, Keith Towler, the members of the Board, its Strategy Participation Groups and our valued youth work organisations across Wales and I am delighted to hear about the positive momentum being built across the sector.


The report demonstrates the progress that has already been made and shows that there is more work to be done in 2021 to achieve a sustainable and universal youth work model for all young people across Wales. Whilst the pandemic understandably slowed progress on the strategic work of the Board, as priorities shifted towards essential support for the youth work workforce, the strength of the sector continued to shine through as demonstrated through the increased provision of joint working across sectors.


It is fantastic to see this sector\-led approach taken both in responding to the needs of the workforce at the start of the pandemic and in helping to prepare the COVID\-19 Youth Work Guidance. There have been some impressive examples of innovative digital youth work that have supported both young people and the workforce throughout the pandemic and this has highlighted the importance of digital youth work. The pandemic, and the strong work that has taken place during this difficult time has also demonstrated the importance of youth work to other sectors such as housing and health. However, I recognise in many cases the incredible hardship the pandemic has had on young people and the youth work workforce.  I would like to thank youth workers across both the statutory and voluntary sectors for their hard work throughout the pandemic, and pay tribute to how they’ve adapted and evolved to support young people throughout this difficult time.


We have already taken significant steps to act on the findings of the 2018 Children, Young People and Education Committee inquiry into youth work. The publication of the Youth Work Strategy for Wales in 2019, supported by the Board and stakeholders across the sector, highlights our vision for a universal, rights\-based youth work offer where all young people are thriving with access to a diverse range of opportunities, supported by a diverse and skilled workforce. The Board and its Strategy Participation Groups have begun the vital work to implement the aims of the Strategy in line with our commitment to the recommendations of the inquiry. It has been clear in this short period that the Board have made significant progress bringing the sector together and this is testament to the driven, hard working individuals involved.


It is very positive to see young people engaging in the work of the Board and Welsh Government, ranging from providing evidence towards the Theory of Change for Youth Work report to judging one of the Youth Work Excellence Awards. The Board’s progress with the establishment of a young\-persons committee is central to ensuring that young people continue to be placed at the heart of strategic work.


It was pleasing to see Estyn’s Value of Youth Work Training Report and the finding that ‘youth work qualifications equip students with a sound background in youth work practice and provide them with the skills they need to carry out their profession’. I look forward to seeing how the work of the Strategy Participation Groups will reflect this in their work. We must also look carefully at how we can increase the services being delivered through the medium of Welsh and how we can support the delivery of Cymraeg 2050\.


I look forward to seeing how the Board can build on the significant progress already made towards the long term vision for a sustainable delivery model for youth work with the publishing of its final report in 2021\. I would like to reiterate my commitment to delivering the vision set out in the Youth Work Strategy and look forward to continuing to collaborate with the Board in driving forward progress across the sector, so we can truly deliver effective services for young people across Wales.


English: Interim Youth Work Board report


Welsh: Adroddiad Bwrdd Gwaith Ieuenctid







Translation:


 
Rwy’n croesawu adroddiad y Bwrdd Gwaith Ieuenctid Dros Dro, ‘Mae’n Bryd Cyflawni Dros Bobl Ifanc yng Nghymru’. Rwy’n ddiolchgar iawn i’r Cadeirydd, Keith Towler, aelodau’r Bwrdd, Grwpiau Cyfranogiad y Strategaeth a’r sefydliadau gwaith ieuenctid ledled Cymru yr ydym yn eu gwerthfawrogi cymaint, ac rwyf wrth fy modd yn clywed am y momentwm positif sy’n cynyddu ar draws y sector.


Mae’r adroddiad yn dangos y cynnydd sydd eisoes wedi’i wneud, a bod mwy o waith i’w wneud yn 2021 er mwyn sicrhau model gwaith ieuenctid cynaliadwy a chyffredinol ar gyfer holl bobl ifanc Cymru. Er bod y pandemig wedi arafu’r cynnydd o ran gwaith strategol y Bwrdd wrth gwrs, wrth ddechrau rhoi blaenoriaeth i roi cymorth hanfodol i weithlu gwaith ieuenctid, roedd cryfder y sector yn dal yn amlwg, a gwelwyd hyn drwy’r cydweithio mwy ar draws sectorau.


Roedd yn wych gweld y sectorau yn arwain yr ymateb i anghenion y gweithlu ar ddechrau’r pandemig ac yn helpu i baratoi’r canllawiau ar gyfer gwaith ieuenctid yn sgil Covid\-19\. Gwelwyd rhai enghreifftiau arbennig o waith ieuenctid digidol arloesol sydd wedi cefnogi pobl ifanc a’r gweithlu drwy gydol y pandemig, ac mae hyn wedi tynnu sylw at bwysigrwydd gwaith ieuenctid digidol. Mae’r pandemig, a’r gwaith cryf sydd wedi’i wneud yn ystod y cyfnod anodd hwn, hefyd wedi dangos pwysigrwydd gwaith ieuenctid i sectorau eraill megis tai ac iechyd. Fodd bynnag, rwy’n cydnabod mor aruthrol anodd y mae hi wedi bod i bobl ifanc a’r gweithlu gwaith ieuenctid mewn llawer o achosion. Hoffwn ddiolch i weithwyr ieuenctid ar draws y sectorau statudol a gwirfoddol am eu gwaith caled drwy gydol y pandemig, a thalu teyrnged i’r ffordd y maent wedi addasu ac esblygu er mwyn cefnogi pobl ifanc yn y cyfnod anodd hwn.


Rydym eisoes wedi cymryd camau sylweddol i weithredu ar sail canfyddiadau ymchwiliad 2018 y Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg i waith ieuenctid. Mae Strategaeth Gwaith Ieuenctid Cymru 2019, a gefnogir gan y Bwrdd a rhanddeiliaid ar draws y sector, yn tynnu sylw at ein gweledigaeth i sefydlu arlwy cyffredinol o ran gwaith ieuenctid, sy’n seiliedig ar eu hawliau, lle mae pob person ifanc yn ffynnu, a chanddynt fynediad at ystod amrywiol o gyfleoedd, gyda chefnogaeth gweithlu amrywiol a medrus. Mae’r Bwrdd a Grwpiau Cyfranogiad y Strategaeth wedi dechrau’r gwaith hollbwysig o weithredu amcanion y Strategaeth yn unol â’n hymrwymiad i argymhellion yr ymchwiliad. Mae wedi bod yn glir yn ystod y cyfnod byr hwn fod y Bwrdd wedi cymryd camau sylweddol, gan ddod â’r sector at ei gilydd, diolch i’r unigolion diwyd, penderfynol sydd wedi bod wrth y gwaith.


Mae’n beth cadarnhaol iawn gweld pobl ifanc yn ymgysylltu â gwaith y Bwrdd a Llywodraeth Cymru, o ddarparu tystiolaeth ar gyfer yr adroddiad ar ddamcaniaeth newid mewn perthynas â gwaith ieuenctid i feirniadu un o Wobrau Rhagoriaeth Gwaith Ieuenctid. Mae cynnydd y Bwrdd o ran sefydlu pwyllgor pobl ifanc yn ganolog er mwyn sicrhau rôl allweddol pobl ifanc yn y gwaith strategol.


Roedd yn braf gweld Adroddiad Gwerth Hyfforddiant Gwaith Ieuenctid Estyn a’r canfyddiad bod ‘cymwysterau gwaith ieuenctid yn arfogi myfyrwyr â chefndir cadarn mewn arfer gwaith ieuenctid, ac yn rhoi iddynt y medrau sydd eu hangen arnynt i gyflawni yn eu proffesiwn’. Edrychaf ymlaen at weld sut bydd gwaith Grwpiau Cyfranogiad y Strategaeth yn adlewyrchu hyn. Rhaid inni edrych yn ofalus hefyd ar sut y gallwn gynyddu’r gwasanaethau sy’n cael eu darparu drwy’r Gymraeg a sut y gallwn helpu i gyflawni Cymraeg 2050\.


Edrychaf ymlaen at weld sut y gall y Bwrdd adeiladu ar y cynnydd sylweddol a wnaed eisoes o ran y weledigaeth hirdymor ar gyfer model cynaliadwy i gyflawni gwaith ieuenctid yn ei adroddiad terfynol yn 2021\. Hoffwn ailddatgan fy ymrwymiad i gyflawni’r weledigaeth sydd i’w gweld yn y Strategaeth Gwaith Ieuenctid, ac edrychaf ymlaen at barhau i gydweithio â’r Bwrdd i hybu’r cynnydd ar draws y sector, fel y gallwn sicrhau gwasanaethau gwirioneddol effeithiol i bobl ifanc ledled Cymru.


En – https://gov.wales/interim\-youth\-work\-board\-report\-time\-deliver\-young\-people\-wales


Cy – https://llyw.cymru/adroddiad\-bwrdd\-gwaith\-ieuenctid\-maen\-bryd\-cyflawni\-dros\-bobl\-ifanc\-yng\-nghymru