Translate the text from English to Welsh.



 
Earlier this year, I set out proposals for securing the strategic direction of youth work in Wales. This included the development of a new Youth Work Strategy and the establishment of an Interim Youth Work Board.  

  

On 2 July 2018, I announced Keith Towler as the Chair of the Interim Youth Work Board and, since his appointment, I have been impressed by the passion and commitment Keith has shown fulfilling his role, as well as his clear commitment to meaningful engagement with young people and the sector.  

  

I am now pleased to confirm that, following a light touch Public Appointments process led by Keith, I can announce the names of those candidates who have been successful in applying for roles on the Board. They are:  

  

Efa Grufudd Jones \- Chief Executive of the National Centre for Learning Welsh.  

  

Joanna Sims \- Blaenau Gwent Youth Service Manager  

  

Eleri Thomas \- Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent  

  

Dusty Kennedy \- National Partnership Lead in Public Health Wales  

  

Simon Stewart \- Dean of Faculty of Social and Life Sciences at Wrexham Glyndwr University  

  

Sharon Lovell \- Executive Director for the National Youth Advocacy Service  

  

Collectively, these candidates bring a range of skills and knowledge that will play a vital role in informing how we go about securing the strategic direction of youth work in Wales. Highly experienced in their respective fields, they will each play a pivotal role as they consider evidence, engage with young people and stakeholders, and challenge our thinking about what can be achieved in the field of youth work. The Board members will adhere to the seven principles of Public Life, in doing so each member will be expected to work within Nolan’s Principles of Public Life.  

  

We received a number of high quality applications from skilled and knowledgeable individuals who are passionate about youth work. Whilst, on this occasion, they were not successful in their application for membership of the Interim Youth Work Board, I would like to thank them for their interest. It is both heartening and reassuring to know that these committed individuals are working in Wales, actively making a difference to young people’s lives.  

  

The Board is now in place with their first meeting taking place tomorrow; there is much to do with an ambitious agenda ahead. I will be looking to them to support the development of a new and innovative approach to how we deliver youth work in Wales, one that places young people at its centre. I am sure you will join me in welcoming the Board, and I look forward to working with them closely as we approach a busy and exciting time for youth work in Wales.  

  

Finally, I would like to personally thank members of the Youth Work Reference Group. You have taken an active role in supporting the Welsh Government over the last 4 years, particularly in ensuring that the voices and experiences of young people and youth workers were heard. The Youth Work Reference Group will now close in order for a new Stakeholder Group to be formed; one which will support the Board in its analysis and evidence gathering, and also to ensure a broad representation of voices from young people and those working closely with them.







Translation:


 
Yn gynharach eleni, cyflwynais gynigion ar gyfer sicrhau cyfeiriad strategol gwaith ieuenctid yng Nghymru. Roedd hyn yn cynnwys datblygu Strategaeth Gwaith Ieuenctid newydd a sefydlu Bwrdd Gwaith Ieuenctid Interim.  
  
Ar 2 Gorffennaf 2018, cyhoeddais mai Keith Towler fyddai Cadeirydd y Bwrdd Gwaith Ieuenctid Interim ac, ers ei benodiad, mae brwdfrydedd ac ymroddiad Keith wrth gyflawni’r swydd, a’i ymrwymiad clir i ymgysylltu’n ystyrlon â phobl ifanc a’r sector wedi gadael argraff arnaf.  
  
Rwyf nawr yn falch o gadarnhau, yn dilyn proses Penodiadau Cyhoeddus lai manwl dan arweiniad Keith, fy mod yn gallu cyhoeddi enwau’r ymgeiswyr sydd wedi llwyddo gyda’u ceisiadau i fod yn aelodau o’r Bwrdd. Y rhain yw:  
  
Efa Gruffudd Jones \- Prif Weithredwr y Ganolfan Dysgu Cymraeg Genedlaethol.  
  
Joanna Sims \- Rheolwr Gwasanaethau Ieuenctid Blaenau Gwent  
  
Eleri Thomas \- Dirprwy Gomisiynydd Heddlu a Throseddu Gwent   
  
Dusty Kennedy \- Arweinydd Partneriaeth Cenedlaethol gydag Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru   
  
Simon Stewart \- Deon Cyfadran Gwyddorau Gymdeithasol a Bywyd Prifysgol Glyndŵr Wrecsam  
  
Sharon Lovell \- Cyfarwyddwr Gweithredol y Gwasanaeth Eiriolaeth Ieuenctid Cenedlaethol  
  
Gyda’i gilydd, mae gan yr ymgeiswyr hyn amrywiaeth o sgiliau a gwybodaeth a fydd yn gwneud cyfraniad allweddol at benderfynu sut rydym yn mynd ati i sicrhau cyfeiriad strategol gwaith ieuenctid yng Nghymru. Maent yn bobl brofiadol iawn yn eu meysydd perthnasol, a byddant yn cyflawni gwaith hanfodol wrth ystyried tystiolaeth, ymgysylltu â phobl ifanc a rhanddeiliaid, a herio ein ffordd o feddwl am beth y gellir ei gyflawni ym maes gwaith ieuenctid. Bydd aelodau’r Bwrdd yn dilyn saith egwyddor Bywyd Cyhoeddus, ac wrth wneud hynny bydd disgwyl i bob aelod weithio o fewn Egwyddorion Bywyd Cyhoeddus Nolan.  
  
Derbyniwyd nifer o geisiadau o safon uchel gan unigolion medrus a gwybodus sy’n frwd am waith ieuenctid. Er na wnaethant lwyddo gyda’u cais i fod yn aelodau o’r Bwrdd Gwaith Ieuenctid Interim y tro hwn, hoffwn ddiolch iddynt am eu diddordeb. Mae’n galonogol gwybod bod yr unigolion ymroddedig hyn yn gweithio yng Nghymru ac yn gwneud gwahaniaeth i fywydau pobl ifanc.  
  
Gyda'r Bwrdd nawr wedi’i sefydlu a’r cyfarfod cyntaf yn digwydd yfory; mae llawer i’w wneud gyda agenda uchelgeisiol o’n blaenau.  Mae yna lawer i’w wneud ac agenda uchelgeisiol o’n blaenau. Byddaf yn disgwyl eu gweld yn cefnogi datblygiad dull newydd ac arloesol o ddarparu gwaith ieuenctid yng Nghymru, un sy’n rhoi pobl ifanc yn y canol. Rwy’n siŵr y byddwch am ymuno â mi i groesawu’r Bwrdd, ac edrychaf ymlaen at weithio gyda nhw’n agos wrth i ni ddod at amser prysur a chyffrous i waith ieuenctid yng Nghymru.  
  
Yn olaf, hoffwn ddiolch yn bersonol i aelodau’r Grŵp Cyfeirio Gwaith Ieuenctid. Rydych wedi cefnogi Llywodraeth Cymru dros y 4 blynedd diwethaf, yn enwedig o ran sicrhau bod lleisiau a phrofiadau pobl ifanc a gweithwyr ieuenctid yn cael eu clywed. Bydd y Grŵp yn dod i ben nawr er mwyn ffurfio Grŵp Rhanddeiliaid newydd; un a fydd yn cefnogi’r Bwrdd gyda’i waith dadansoddi a chasglu tystiolaeth, gan sicrhau cynrychiolaeth eang o leisiau gan bobl ifanc a’r rhai sy’n gweithio’n agos gyda nhw.