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Ym mis Mehefin 2022 gofynnais i Sharron Lusher arwain adolygiad o’r sefyllfa o ran cymwysterau galwedigaethol yng Nghymru.


Mae Sharron yn gyn\-bennaeth Coleg Sir Benfro ac yn uchel ei pharch. Cyn cadeirio'r adolygiad, roedd yn aelod o Fwrdd Cymwysterau Cymru, gyda phrofiad uniongyrchol o gefnogi dysgwyr sy'n ymgymryd â dysgu ôl\-orfodol. Mae'r adolygiad wedi bod yn annibynnol ar y Llywodraeth.


Gyda chefnogaeth Grŵp Llywio yn cynnwys uwch arweinwyr o'r sectorau addysg a busnes, mae Sharron wedi cyflwyno adroddiad manwl a chynhwysfawr i mi, sy'n cynnwys 33 o argymhellion. Diolch i Sharron ac aelodau’r Grŵp Llywio am yr holl waith caled ac ymdrech sydd wedi mynd i mewn i'r adroddiad.


Rwyf wedi cyhoeddi'r adroddiad heddiw. Gall aelodau gael gafael ar gopi yma:


Adolygiad o gymwysterau galwedigaethol yng Nghymru: adroddiad


Roedd comisiynu'r adolygiad yn rhan o ymrwymiad y Llywodraeth hon i weithio gyda Phlaid Cymru, fel rhan o'r cytundeb cydweithio, i wireddu’r uchelgais rydym yn ei rhannu i ddiwygio cymwysterau yng Nghymru. Ysgogwyd hyn hefyd gan yr angen i fod yn glir ynghylch pwrpas cymwysterau galwedigaethol ac asesu pa mor dda y mae'r cynnig presennol yng Nghymru yn bodloni anghenion dysgwyr a'r gymuned ehangach.


Rwy'n croesawu'r adroddiad a'i asesiad o gymwysterau galwedigaethol yng Nghymru. Bydd angen ystyried yr argymhellion ymhellach ac yn fwy manwl, ac rwyf wedi gofyn i'm swyddogion ystyried pob argymhelliad yn fanwl, gan gynnwys y goblygiadau o ran adnoddau a chyllideb.


Mae’n amlwg bod cydweithio yn allweddol i lawer o’r argymhellion hyn, os nad y cwbl. Ni all, ac ni ddylai, y Llywodraeth hon geisio eu cyflawni wrth ein hunain. Mae rhai o argymhellion yr adroddiad yn syrthio ar ysgwyddau sefydliadau eraill – er enghraifft Cymwysterau Cymru a’r Comisiwn Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (CADY) newydd. Er na allaf siarad ar ran sefydliadau eraill nac ymrwymo i ddim ar eu rhan, bydd y Llywodraeth hon yn parhau i weithio’n gydweithredol ar draws y sector a chael sgyrsiau perthnasol gyda’r cyrff yma am yr hyn sy’n bosibl ei gyflawni. Mae cysylltiadau hefyd rhwng canfyddiadau adroddiad Hefin David, *Pontio i Fyd Gwaith* ac argymhellion yr adolygiad hwn, y byddwn yn eu harchwilio ymhellach.


Byddaf yn rhoi rhagor o wybodaeth am yr argymhellion i'r Aelodau maes o law.







Translation:


 
In June 2022 I asked Sharron Lusher to lead a review of the vocational qualifications landscape in Wales.


Sharron is a well\-respected ex\-principal of Pembrokeshire College and, prior to chairing the review, was a member of Qualifications Wales’ Board, with direct experience of supporting learners undertaking post\-compulsory learning. The review has been independent of Government.


Supported by a Steering Group consisting of senior leaders from the education and business sectors, Sharron has submitted a detailed and comprehensive report to me, containing 33 recommendations. I thank Sharron and the Steering Group for all the hard work and effort that has gone into the report.


I have today published the report. Members can access a copy here:


Review of vocational qualifications in Wales: report


Commissioning the review was part of this Government’s commitment to work with Plaid Cymru, as part of the co\-operation agreement, to realise our joint ambitions to reform qualifications in Wales. It was also driven by the need to be clear about the purpose of vocational qualifications and assess how well the current offer in Wales is serving the needs of learners and the wider community.


I welcome the report and its assessment of vocational qualifications in Wales. The recommendations will need further and more detailed consideration and I have asked my officials to consider each recommendation in detail, including resource and budget implications.


It is clear that collaborative working is key to many, if not all, of these recommendations. This Government cannot, and should not, look to deliver these in isolation. Some of the report’s recommendations fall to other organisations – for example, Qualifications Wales and the new Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (CTER). Whilst I cannot speak or commit on behalf of other organisations, this Government will continue to work collaboratively across the sector and have relevant conversations with these bodies about what is achievable. There is also cross\-over and synergy between the findings of Hefin David’s report, Transitions to Employment, and this review’s recommendations that we will explore further.


I will provide a further update on the recommendations to Members in due course.