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I am today publishing an update on the progress of the Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy (YES) Action Plan 2010\-15\.


The YES Action Plan was launched in November 2010 and is a joint strategy between the Department for Economy, Science \&Transport and the Department for Education \& Skills. 


The Action Plan focuses on young people and how they are taken forward on a journey of entrepreneurship – raising their awareness, developing their entrepreneurial skills, sparking ideas and providing practical information and support for those seeking to start up in business.  In addition, three strategic audiences \- education, business and the community \- all have a critical role to support young people.


**Delivering the Action Plan:**


Progress is measured against the 10 Actions identified in the Plan.  Key Highlights during 2012\-13 include:


**Action 1: Launch Big Ideas Wales as a campaign to engage and enthuse young people and partners**


Big Ideas Wales was officially launched in Global Entrepreneurship Week in November 2010\.  2012\-13 saw the 5 year target exceeded, with a 71% increase in the number sessions on www.BigIdeasWales.com on the previous year. 35,050 sessions provided information to young people considering starting a business. 6848 young people completing the online self assessment to test their entrepreneurial skills, a year on year increase of 77%.


**Action 2: Deliver targeted activities and events to stimulate interest and participation in entrepreneurship, particularly to those who are unemployed and/or economically inactive**


Youth workers support young people’s entrepreneurship development.  To recognise this contribution there is an outstanding youth entrepreneurship project category at the 2014 Youth Work in Wales Excellence Awards.


A Framework for Youth Engagement and Progression has been developed around the needs of young people, strengthening the accountability of different agencies in the system for delivering better outcomes for young people.  


**Action 3: Encourage business to engage with young people and academia**


A three year programme of funding to deliver the Welsh Government's Youth Entrepreneurship Services was launched in January 2013\. These services include Big Ideas Wales Role Models, campaign and events, Entrepreneurial Shadowing, a National Primary Competition and a business led challenge for ambitious young entrepreneurs.


The Expertise Wales website has undergone significant development.  500 academic records are held on the database and the Innovation Vouchers online application form has been launched. The Knowledge Transfer Programme (KTP) is continuing successfully.


**Action 4: Provide online guidance to schools and Further Education Institutions on entrepreneurship learning and progression**


Online guidance for schools, colleges and other learning providers on learning and progression in entrepreneurship education has been made available on the Welsh Government website for use by schools and colleges from December 2012\.  


A National Entrepreneurship CPD Hub was launched in March 2013 to provide a pan Wales approach to the development of entrepreneurial teaching and learning.  

        

**Action 5: Maximise experiential learning opportunities available for young people to explore entrepreneurship at national, regional and local level**


The Entrepreneurship Academy Wales was launched by Minister for ES\&T in October 2012\.  The Academy focuses entirely on developing and furthering the aspiration of young entrepreneurs aged 16\-19 with the support of entrepreneurs and business leaders across Wales.


A three year programme of entrepreneurship funding to support six Regional FE/HE Hubs commenced in September 2012\. Working collaboratively, champions of entrepreneurship in all Further (FE) and Higher Education (HE) Institutions across Wales, stimulate an interest and participation in entrepreneurship, provide practical experiences and promote a clear route to start up.


Flintshire Business Entrepreneurship network has been established by key regional partners to promote youth entrepreneurship. An inaugural event for young entrepreneurs was held in November 2012\.


**Action 6: Promote excellence in entrepreneurial learning and leadership by sharing and benchmarking good practice locally, nationally and internationally**


Welsh Government officials are working closely with the European Commission’s expert group on data and indicators on entrepreneurial learning.  

The ADEPTT partnership brings together 13 partners from 8 countries (Spain, Iceland, Belgium, Netherlands, England, Wales, Portugal, Germany and Norway) to exchange best practices from different regions to develop and pilot an innovative training model that contributes to supporting and improving entrepreneurial teaching practice.  


**Action 7: Prepare young people to take the next steps towards starting a business**


Focussed workshops, enterprise zones and early stage support programmes in Further and Higher Education provide an environment for young people to identify and explore entrepreneurial ideas.


GO Wales has offered 1012 young students and graduates the chance to gain paid, project\-based work experience or training in SMEs in Wales. The GO Wales Freelancer Academy training courses have helped 35 young graduates to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to progress their business idea.


The Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme supports unemployed young people aged 18\-30 to determine whether their business ideas are viable and if self employment is right for them.  325 young people have participated in the four day Exploring Enterprise Programme.


**Action 8: Support young people to become self employed**


The Welsh Government’s Start Up Service provides information, advice and support for potential entrepreneurs.  Contracts are in place to deliver business start up services across Wales, including financial bursaries for graduates who are seeking to start a business with the potential to grow.    

    

A young entrepreneur's bursary worth £6000 is available as part of Jobs Growth Wales aimed at unemployed young people aged 16\-24 starting up in business. As of August 2013 , 122 bursaries had been approved.


**Action 9: Focus support services on high potential start ups especially in key priority sectors and amongst graduates**


The High Potential Starts (HPS) pilot project to establish and support new high growth businesses is proving extremely successful.  Links have been made with Higher Education Institutions to identify and recruit young businesses and entrepreneurs.   Graduates recruited onto the HPS Programme receive intensive one to one support and access to the Welsh Government’s Graduate Bursary support scheme.


Alacrity has been developed in association with Wesley Clover to provide intensive supervision, training and coaching to talented graduates, to enable them to become entrepreneurs and establish new companies to realise the commercial opportunities around new ICT product/solutions. The Alacrity Building in Newport was officially opened by the Minister in September 2012\.  Fourteen graduates are working with businesses including Vodaphone, BT and Fuji in four project teams.  


**Action 10: Draw on the experience and expertise of the business community to support young entrepreneurs**


A business mentoring service for Welsh SMEs has been developed and was launched in October 2012\. Mentors are actively being recruited and are being matched with mentees.


Welsh Government grant funding has been put in place to enable the Prince’s Trust to deliver Will it Work Grants, Start Up Loans and Start Up Grant.  96 young people have been supported by Prince’s Trust volunteer mentors to consider business start up.


**Impact to date:**


A number of key surveys have highlighted the progress of YES.


*Changing Attitudes*  

53% of young people under 25 now have aspirations to work for themselves and be their own boss, a rise from 42% in 2004 (Wales Omnibus Survey 2013\).


*Developing Skills*  

Student engagement rate rose from 23% in 2010 to 26% in 2012\.  In England the student engagement rate rose from 16% in to 18% over the same period.  (NCEE Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education 2012\)


  

*Early Stage Entrepreneurship and Start Ups*  

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2013 reported 9\.5% of young Welsh people engaged in early\-stage entrepreneurial activity in 2012\.  The UK rate is reported as 8\.3% in 2012\.


The Higher Education Business and Community Interaction Survey (HEBCIS) 2013 survey reports that universities in Wales make up 5% of the UK’s Higher Education population, but generate 9\.1% of all UK graduate business start\-ups and 11\.33% of active firms lasting 3 years or more.


  

**YES Action Plan Panel**


A YES Action Plan Panel was established in 2011 to receive updates on progress, provide strategic guidance and expertise and to advise on how best to build on what has been achieved. The Panel was appointed for a two year term and during that period agreed a framework for evaluation and a route map for delivery.  This will be developed for incorporation within the re\-design of the Big Ideas Wales website, scheduled for 2014\.  The work of the YES Panel will be taken forward as part of a single overarching Entrepreneurship Panel appointed by the Minister for ES\&T.  Chaired by James Taylor, membership and appointments will be confirmed this month.


Further details on the YES Action Plan are available on www.bigideaswales.com


 







Translation:


 
Rwyf heddiw yn cyhoeddi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am gynnydd Cynllun Gweithredu'r Strategaeth Entrepreneuriaeth Ieuenctid 2010\-15\.

Lansiwyd Cynllun Gweithredu'r Strategaeth ym mis Tachwedd 2010 ac mae'n strategaeth ar y cyd rhwng Adran yr Economi, Gwyddoniaeth a Thrafnidiaeth a'r Adran Addysg a Sgiliau. 

Mae'r Cynllun Gweithredu yn canolbwyntio ar bobl ifanc a sut y'u cymerir ar daith entrepreneuriaeth \- gan godi eu hymwybyddiaeth, datblygu eu sgiliau entrepreneuraidd, tanio syniadau a darparu gwybodaeth a chymorth ymarferol i'r rhai sydd am gychwyn busnes.  Yn ogystal, mae gan dair cynulleidfa strategol \- addysg, busnes a'r gymuned \- oll ran hanfodol i'w chwarae i gefnogi pobl ifanc.

Rhoi'r Cynllun Gweithredu ar Waith:

Caiff cynnydd ei fesur yn erbyn y 10 Cam Gweithredu a nodwyd yn y Cynllun.  Ymhlith yr Uchafbwyntiau Allweddol yn ystod 2012\-13 mae:

Cam Gweithredu 1: Lansio Syniadau Mawr Cymru fel ymgyrch i ymgysylltu â phobl ifanc a phartneriaid a thanio eu brwdfrydedd

Lansiwyd Syniadau Mawr Cymru yn swyddogol yn ystod Wythnos Entrepreneuriaeth y Byd ym mis Tachwedd 2010\.  Yn ystod 2012\-13, rhagorwyd ar y targed pum mlynedd, gyda chynnydd o 71% yn nifer y sesiynau ar www.SyniadauMawrCymru.com o gymharu â'r flwyddyn flaenorol. Rhoddodd 35,050 o sesiynau wybodaeth i bobl ifanc a oedd yn ystyried cychwyn busnes. Cwblhaodd 6,848 o bobl ifanc hunanasesiad ar\-lein i brofi eu sgiliau entrepreneuraidd, cynnydd o 77% o gymharu â'r flwyddyn flaenorol.

Cam Gweithredu 2: Darparu gweithgareddau a digwyddiadau wedi'u targedu i ennyn diddordeb a chyfranogiad ym maes entrepreneuriaeth, yn enwedig i'r rheini sy'n ddi\-waith a/neu'n economaidd anweithgar

Mae gweithwyr ieuenctid yn cefnogi datblygiad entrepreneuriaeth pobl ifanc.  Er mwyn cydnabod y cyfraniad hwn, ceir categori ar gyfer prosiect entrepreneuriaeth ieuenctid eithriadol yng Ngwobrau Rhagoriaeth Gwaith Ieuenctid yng Nghymru 2014\.

Datblygwyd Fframwaith Ymgysylltu a Datblygu Ieuenctid sy'n seiliedig ar anghenion pobl ifanc, gan atgyfnerthu atebolrwydd asiantaethau gwahanol yn y system ar gyfer sicrhau canlyniadau gwell i bobl ifanc.  

Cam Gweithredu 3: Annog busnesau i ymgysylltu â phobl ifanc a'r byd academaidd

Lansiwyd rhaglen ariannu tair blynedd i ddarparu Gwasanaethau Entrepreneuriaeth Ieuenctid Llywodraeth Cymru ym mis Ionawr 2013\. Mae'r gwasanaethau hyn yn cynnwys Modelau Rôl, ymgyrch a digwyddiadau Syniadau Mawr Cymru, Cysgodi Entrepreneuraidd, Cystadleuaeth Gynradd Genedlaethol ac her o dan arweiniad busnesau i entrepreneuriaid ifanc uchelgeisiol.

Datblygwyd gwefan Arbenigedd Cymru yn sylweddol.  Cedwir 500 o gofnodion academaidd ar y gronfa ddata a lansiwyd y ffurflen gais ar\-lein ar gyfer Talebau Arloesedd. Mae'r Rhaglen Trosglwyddo Gwybodaeth yn parhau'n llwyddiannus.

Cam Gweithredu 4: Darparu canllawiau ar\-lein i ysgolion a Sefydliadau Addysg Bellach ar ddysgu a datblygu entrepreneuriaeth

Cyhoeddwyd canllawiau ar\-lein i ysgolion, colegau a darparwyr dysgu eraill ar ddysgu a datblygu ym maes addysg entrepreneuriaeth ar wefan Llywodraeth Cymru i'w defnyddio gan ysgolion a cholegau o fis Rhagfyr 2012\.  

Lansiwyd Canolfan DPP Entrepreneuriaeth Genedlaethol ym mis Mawrth 2013 i sicrhau dull gweithredu Cymru gyfan mewn perthynas â datblygu addysgu a dysgu entrepreneuraidd.

Cam Gweithredu 5: Sicrhau bod cymaint o gyfleoedd dysgu drwy brofiad â phosibl ar gael i bobl ifanc ymwneud ag entrepreneuriaeth ar lefel genedlaethol, ranbarthol a lleol

Lansiwyd Academi Entrepreneuriaeth Cymru gan Weinidog yr Economi, Gwyddoniaeth a Thrafnidiaeth ym mis Hydref 2012\.  Mae'r Academi yn canolbwyntio'n llwyr ar ddatblygu ac ehangu dyheadau entrepreneuriaid ifanc rhwng 16 ac 19 oed gyda chymorth entrepreneuriaid ac arweinwyr busnes ledled Cymru.

Dechreuodd rhaglen ariannu tair blynedd ar gyfer entrepreneuriaeth i gefnogi'r chwe Chanolfan AB/AU Ranbarthol ym mis Medi 2012\. Gan gydweithredu, mae hyrwyddwyr entrepreneuriaeth ymhob Sefydliad Addysg Bellach (AB) ac Addysg Uwch (AU) ledled Cymru yn ysgogi diddordeb a chyfranogiad ym maes entrepreneuriaeth, yn darparu profiadau ymarferol ac yn hyrwyddo llwybr clir i gychwyn busnes.

Sefydlwyd rhwydwaith Entrepreneuriaeth Busnes Sir y Fflint gan bartneriaid rhanbarthol allweddol i hyrwyddo entrepreneuriaeth ieuenctid. Cynhaliwyd digwyddiad cychwynnol i entrepreneuriaid ifanc ym mis Tachwedd 2012\.

Cam Gweithredu 6: Hyrwyddo rhagoriaeth ym maes dysgu entrepreneuraidd ac arweinyddiaeth drwy rannu a meincnodi arfer da yn lleol, yn genedlaethol ac yn rhyngwladol

Mae swyddogion Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithio'n agos â grŵp arbenigol y Comisiwn Ewropeaidd ar ddata a dangosyddion ar ddysgu entrepreneuraidd.  
Mae partneriaeth ADEPTT yn dod â 13 o bartneriaid o wyth gwlad (Sbaen, Gwlad yr Iâ, Gwlad Belg, yr Iseldiroedd, Cymru, Lloegr, Portiwgal, yr Almaen a Norwy) i gyfnewid arferion gorau o wahanol ranbarthau er mwyn datblygu a threialu model hyfforddiant arloesol sy'n cyfrannu at gefnogi a gwella arfer addysgu entrepreneuraidd.  

Cam Gweithredu 7: Paratoi pobl ifanc i gymryd y camau nesaf tuag at gychwyn busnes

Mae gweithdai â ffocws penodol, ardaloedd menter a rhaglenni cymorth cam cynnar o fewn Addysg Bellach ac Addysg Uwch yn darparu amgylchedd i bobl ifanc nodi syniadau entrepreneuraidd ac ymchwilio iddynt.

Mae GO Wales wedi cynnig y cyfle i 1,012 o fyfyrwyr a graddedigion ifanc ymgymryd â phrofiad gwaith â thâl yn seiliedig ar brosiectau neu hyfforddiant mewn busnesau bach a chanolig yng Nghymru. Mae cyrsiau hyfforddiant Academi Freelancer GO Wales wedi helpu 35 o raddedigion ifanc i feithrin y sgiliau, y wybodaeth a'r hyder sydd eu hangen arnynt i ddatblygu eu syniad busnes.

Mae Rhaglen Fenter Prince's Trust yn helpu pobl ifanc ddi\-waith rhwng 18 a 30 oed i benderfynu p'un a yw eu syniadau busnes yn hyfyw ac ai hunangyflogaeth yw'r dewis cywir iddynt hwy.  Mae 325 o bobl ifanc wedi cymryd rhan yn y rhaglen pedwar diwrnod 'Exploring Enterprise'.

Cam Gweithredu 8: Helpu pobl ifanc i ddod yn hunangyflogedig

Mae Gwasanaeth Cychwyn Busnes Llywodraeth Cymru yn darparu gwybodaeth, cyngor a chymorth i ddarpar entrepreneuriaid.  Mae contractau ar waith i ddarparu gwasanaethau cychwyn busnes ledled Cymru, gan gynnwys bwrsarïau ariannol i raddedigion sy'n anelu at gychwyn busnes gyda'r potensial i dyfu.  

Mae bwrsari entrepreneur ifanc werth £6,000 ar gael fel rhan o Dwf Swyddi Cymru wedi'i anelu at bobl ifanc ddi\-waith rhwng 16 a 24 oed sy'n mynd ati i gychwyn busnes.  
Ers Awst 2013 mae 122 bwrsari wedi ei gadarnhau.

Cam Gweithredu 9: Canolbwyntio gwasanaethau cymorth ar fusnesau newydd uchel eu potensial mewn sectorau blaenoriaeth allweddol ac ymhlith graddedigion

Mae'r prosiect peilot Busnesau Newydd Uchel eu Potensial (HPS) i sefydlu a chefnogi busnesau twf uchel newydd wedi bod yn hynod lwyddiannus.  Crëwyd cysylltiadau â Sefydliadau Addysg Uwch er mwyn nodi a recriwtio busnesau ac entrepreneuriaid ifanc.   Mae graddedigion a gaiff eu recriwtio i'r Rhaglen HPS yn cael cymorth personol dwys a mynediad i gynllun cymorth Bwrsariaeth i Raddedigion Llywodraeth Cymru.

Datblygwyd Alacrity mewn cydweithrediad â Wesley Clover i roi goruchwyliaeth ddwys a hyfforddiant i raddedigion talentog, i'w galluogi i ddod yn entrepreneuriaid a sefydlu cwmnïau newydd er mwyn gwireddu'r cyfleoedd masnachol sy'n gysylltiedig â chynhyrchion/datrysiadau TGCh newydd. Agorwyd Adeilad Alacrity yng Nghasnewydd yn swyddogol gan y Gweinidog ym mis Medi 2012\.  Mae 14 o raddedigion yn gweithio gyda busnesau gan gynnwys Vodaphone, BT a Fuji fel rhan o bedwar tîm prosiect.  

Cam Gweithredu 10: Defnyddio profiad ac arbenigedd y gymuned fusnes i helpu entrepreneuriaid ifanc

Datblygwyd gwasanaeth mentora busnes i fusnesau bach a chanolig yng Nghymru ac fe'i lansiwyd ym mis Hydref 2012\. Caiff mentoriaid eu recriwtio ar hyn o bryd a'u paru ag unigolion a gaiff eu mentora.

Cyflwynodd Llywodraeth Cymru gyllid grant i alluogi'r Prince's Trust i gyflwyno ei Grantiau 'Will it Work', Benthyciadau Cychwyn Busnes a'r Grant Cychwyn Busnes.   Mae 96 o bobl ifanc wedi cael cymorth gan fentoriaid gwirfoddol y Prince's Trust i ystyried cychwyn busnes.

Yr effaith hyd yn hyn:

Mae nifer o arolygon allweddol wedi amlygu cynnydd y Strategaeth Entrepreneuriaeth Ieuenctid.

Newid Agweddau   
Mae 53% o bobl ifanc o dan 25 oed bellach yn awyddus i weithio iddynt hwy eu hunain a bod yn feistr arnynt eu hunain, sy'n gynnydd o 42% yn 2004 (Arolwg Omnibws Cymru 2013\).

Meithrin Sgiliau    
Cynyddodd y gyfradd ymgysylltu myfyrwyr o 23% yn 2010 i 26% yn 2012\.  Yn Lloegr, cynyddodd y gyfradd ymgysylltu myfyrwyr o 16% i 18% dros yr un cyfnod.  (NCEE Menter ac Entrepreneuriaeth ym maes Addysg Uwch 2012\)

  
Entrepreneuriaeth Cam Cynnar a Chychwyn Busnes  
Nododd Adroddiad Monitor Entrepreneuriaeth y Byd (GEM) 2013 fod 9\.5% o bobl ifanc yng Nghymru yn ymgymryd â gweithgarwch entrepreneuraidd cam cynnar yn 2012\. Nodwyd mai cyfradd y DU oedd 8\.3% yn 2012\.

Noda'r Arolwg Rhyngweithio Busnes Addysg Uwch \- Busnes a’r Gymuned (HEBCIS) 2013 fod prifysgolion yng Nghymru yn cyfrif am 5% o boblogaeth Addysg Uwch y DU, ond bod 9\.1% o'r holl fusnesau a gaiff eu cychwyn gan raddedigion yn y DU ac 11\.33% o'r cwmnïau gweithredol sy'n para am dair blynedd neu fwy yn dod ohonynt.

  
Panel Cynllun Gweithredu'r Strategaeth Entrepreneuriaeth Ieuenctid

Sefydlwyd Panel Cynllun Gweithredu'r Strategaeth yn 2011 i dderbyn y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am gynnydd, darparu arweiniad ac arbenigedd strategol a rhoi cyngor ar y ffordd orau o adeiladu ar yr hyn a gyflawnwyd. Penodwyd y Panel am gyfnod o ddwy flynedd ac yn ystod y cyfnod hwnnw, cytunodd ar fframwaith gwerthuso a map llwybr ar gyfer gweithredu.  Caiff hyn ei ddatblygu i'w ymgorffori wrth ailddylunio gwefan Syniadau Mawr Cymru, y bwriedir ei wneud yn ystod 2014\.  Caiff gwaith Panel y Strategaeth ei gyflawni fel rhan o Banel Entrepreneuriaeth cyffredinol unigol sydd wedi ei benodi gan Weinidog yr Amgylchedd, Gwyddoniaeth a Thrafnidiaeth. Dan Gadeiryddiaeth James Taylor bydd yr aelodaeth a’r apwyntiadau yn cael eu cadarnhau mis yma.

Ceir rhagor o fanylion am Gynllun Gweithredu'r Strategaeth ar www.syniadaumawrcymru.com