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Diolch i £29m o arian Ewropeaidd rhoddwyd y golau gwyrdd i amrywiol fentrau, gan gynnwys cymorth i bobl ifanc sydd mewn perygl o droi cefn ar fyd addysg neu hyfforddiant, cynllun dysgu yn y gweithle ar gyfer gweithwyr mewn cwmnïau a hyfforddiant arweinyddiaeth i berchnogion a rheolwyr busnes.  


Y mentrau newydd yw:  


* Upskilling@Work gwerth £19m, gyda chymorth £10\.8m o Gronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop, a fydd yn darparu rhaglenni hyfforddi yn y gweithle i ddatblygu sgiliau a gyrfaoedd dros 8,000 o weithwyr mewn cwmnïau ar draws y de\-ddwyrain, dan arweiniad Coleg y Cymoedd a Coleg Gwent;
* Sgiliau ar gyfer Diwydiant II gwerth £16\.8m,  gyda chymorth £11\.8m o Gronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop, a fydd yn darparu dros 8,800 o gyfleoedd dysgu yn y gweithle i ysgogi gallu cynhyrchu cwmnïau ar draws y de\-orllewin, dan arweiniad Coleg Gŵyr, Abertawe;
* Inspire2Achieve gwerth £9\.2m, gyda chymorth £4\.2m o Gronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop, a fydd yn helpu 3,900 o bobl ifanc sydd mewn perygl o ymddieithrio a throi cefn ar fyd addysg a hyfforddiant yng Nghaerdydd, Casnewydd, Sir Fynwy a Bro Morgannwg, dan arweiniad Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd.
* Arwain Twf Busnes (y Dwyrain) gwerth £4m, gyda chymorth £2\.4m o Gronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop, a fydd yn helpu dros 300 o berchnogion a rheolwyr busnes i ennill sgiliau arwain a rheoli newydd, dan arweiniad Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd.

Daw’r cyhoeddiad heddiw ar ôl i dros £145m o arian Ewropeaidd eisoes gael ei fuddsoddi i hybu sgiliau pobl Cymru ers 2015, gan gynnwys cyllid ar gyfer prentisiaethau, hyfforddiant yn y gweithle a sgiliau arwain yn y Cymoedd, y Gorllewin a’r Gogledd, a sgiliau lefel uwch ar gyfer peirianneg a gweithgynhyrchu uwch.  
  
Dywedodd Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, Mark Drakeford:   

> “Pobl yw’r ased fwyaf sydd gennym ni, ac mae buddsoddi cyllid Ewropeaidd gwerthfawr er mwyn i bobl Cymru gael y sgiliau priodol i gyflawni’u potensial yn uchelgais bwysig i Lywodraeth Cymru. Fel Llywodraeth sydd o blaid Ewrop, dyma enghraifft gadarnhaol arall o fanteision aelodaeth y Deyrnas Unedig o’r Undeb Ewropeaidd.”

  
Yn gynharach yn yr wythnos, cyhoeddwyd gwerth £25m o arian Ewropeaidd hefyd ar gyfer menter KESS II (Ysgoloriaethau Sgiliau’r Economi Wybodaeth) Prifysgol Bangor, a fydd yn cael ei chyflawni mewn partneriaeth gyda saith o brifysgolion eraill Cymru, gan uno busnesau, academyddion a myfyrwyr ôl\-raddedig i weithio ar brosiectau ymchwil.  
  
Ychwanegodd Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, Mark Drakeford:   
  

> “Rhwng 2014 a 2020 bydd Cymru’n elwa ar tua £800m o gyllid yr Undeb Ewropeaidd i helpu pobl i ennill sgiliau a chyfleoedd am swyddi, gyda £1bn i helpu busnesau i dyfu, torri tir newydd drwy ymchwil ac arloesi, a datblygu seilwaith pwysig.  
>   
> “Yn gyffredinol, gan gynnwys ein rhaglenni gwledig a thaliadau uniongyrchol i fusnesau fferm, mae Cymru’n elwa ar tua £500m o fuddsoddiad gan yr Undeb Ewropeaidd yn yr economi a’r farchnad lafur bob blwyddyn.“







Translation:


 
EU funds of £29m have given the green light for a range of initiatives to get underway, including support for young people at risk of dropping out of education or training, workplace learning for employees of companies and leadership training for business owners and managers.  


The four new initiatives are:  


* £19m Upskilling@Work scheme, backed with £10\.8m from the European Social Fund (ESF), will provide work\-based training programmes to develop the skills and careers of over 8,000 employees in companies  across South East Wales, led by Coleg Y Cymoedd and Coleg Gwent;
* £16\.8m Skills for Industry II,  backed by £11\.8m ESF, will provide over 8,800 work\-based learning opportunities to drive productivity in companies across South West Wales, led by Gower College Swansea;
* £9\.2m Inspire2Achieve, backed with £4\.2m ESF, to help 3,900 young people who are at risk of disengaging and falling out of education and training in Cardiff, Newport, Monmouthshire and the Vale of Glamorgan, led by Newport City Council.
* £4m Leading Business Growth (East Wales), backed with £2\.4m ESF, to help over 300 business owners and managers gain new leadership and management skills, led by Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Today’s announcement follows over £145m of EU funds already invested in boosting the skills of people in Wales since 2015, including funds for apprenticeships, work\-based training and leaderships skills in the Valleys, West and North Wales, and higher level skills for advanced engineering and manufacturing.  
  
Cabinet Secretary Mark Drakeford said:   

> “People are our greatest asset and investing vital EU funds so that people across Wales are equipped with the skills to fulfil their potential is a key ambition of the Welsh Government. As a pro\-European Government this is another positive example of the benefits of UK membership of the EU.”

  
Earlier this week, EU funds of £25m million were also announced for Bangor University’s KESS II (Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships) initiative which will be delivered in partnership with seven other Welsh universities, bringing together businesses, academics and post\-graduate students to work on research projects.  
  
Cabinet Secretary Mark Drakeford added:   
  

> “Between 2014\-2020 Wales will benefit from some  £800m EU funds to help people gain skills and employment opportunities, while £1bn is supporting businesses to grow, pioneering new research and innovation, and driving key infrastructure developments.  
>   
> “Overall, including our rural programmes and direct payments to farm businesses, Wales benefits from around £500m of EU investment in the Welsh economy and labour market each year.“