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I am pleased to inform Assembly Members that all the provisions of the Further and Higher Education (Governance and Information) (Wales) Act 2014 have now come into force .


The Act was introduced on 1 April 2013, received Royal Assent on 27 January 2014, and the remaining provisions of the Act were brought into force on 1 September 2014\.  Its primary purpose was to remove unnecessary or technical requirements from further education institutions in Wales.  In doing this it is anticipated that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) will once again classify colleges in Wales as having ‘Non Profit Institutions Serving Households’ (NPISH) status.  A formal submission seeking reclassification will now be made to the ONS.


The Dissolution of Further Education Corporations (Publication of Proposals and Prescribed Bodies) (Wales) Regulations 2014 also came into force on 1 September 2014\. This followed a detailed consultation with key stakeholders earlier this year.  I am pleased to report that the responses to the consultation indicated a broad base of support for the draft Regulations with only minor amendments suggested by the sector.  A summary report has been published and is available on the Welsh Government’s website.


The Regulations set out the procedures that corporations must follow when considering dissolution and specify that assets and liabilities may be transferred to certain public bodies for the purpose of education.  


To further strengthen the Welsh Governments’ relationship with the sector and help navigate the new landscape presented by the Act, I have asked my officials to commission the development of a new framework of best practice in the form of a Further Education Governance Code which will be developed with the close involvement of sector stakeholders.  The intention is to publish the new code in Spring 2015\.  This will ensure the adoption of a consistent approach across the FE sector in Wales.


I have also commissioned the development of a flagship programme to build on the existing leadership profile we have here in Wales, strengthening the capacity of our future Chief Executives and Principals by supporting the next generation of FE leaders in their individual and institutional development.  This flagship programme will also be piloted next Spring, following a competitive procurement exercise.


Extending these new freedoms and flexibilities will assist in establishing a newly formed relationship with the Welsh Government, and herald a new era of greater freedoms for the sector.  However, the Welsh Ministers will retain the power to intervene in exceptional circumstances.


My officials will continue to engage constructively with key stakeholders involved in further education.







Translation:


 
Mae’n bleser gennyf roi gwybod i Aelodau’r Cynulliad fod holl ddarpariaethau Deddf Addysg Bellach ac Uwch (Llywodraethu a Gwybodaeth) (Cymru) 2014 bellach wedi dod i rym .

Cafodd y Ddeddf ei chyflwyno ar 1 Ebrill 2013, gan dderbyn Cydsyniad Brenhinol ar 27 Ionawr 2014\. Daeth gweddill y darpariaethau i rym ar 1 Medi 2014\. Ei phrif nod oedd diddymu gofynion diangen neu dechnegol sydd ar sefydliadau addysg bellach yng Nghymru. O wneud hynny, rhagwelir y bydd y Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol unwaith eto yn rhoi statws ‘Sefydliadau Di\-elw sy’n Gwasanaethu Aelwydydd’ i golegau Cymru, a bydd cais ffurfiol yn gofyn am ailddosbarthu’r colegau hyn yn cael ei gyflwyno yn awr  i’r Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol.

Daeth Rheoliadau Diddymu Corfforaethau Addysg Bellach (Cyhoeddi Cynigion a Chyrff Rhagnodedig (Cymru) 2014 hefyd i rym ar 1 Medi 2014\. Roedd hynny’n dilyn cynnal ymgynghoriad manwl â’r prif randdeiliaid yn gynharach eleni. Mae’n dda gennyf ddweud bod yr ymatebion i’r ymgynghoriad hwnnw wedi dangos bod cefnogaeth eang i’r Rheoliadau drafft, gyda dim ond mân ddiwygiadau yn cael eu hawgrymu gan y sector. Cyhoeddwyd adroddiad cryno, ac mae hwnnw ar gael ar wefan Llywodraeth Cymru.

Mae’r Rheoliadau’n nodi’r gweithdrefnau y mae’n rhaid i gorfforaethau eu dilyn pan ystyrir eu diddymu, gan ragnodi y ceir trosglwyddo asedau a rhwymedigaethau i gyrff cyhoeddus penodol at ddibenion addysg.  

Er mwyn cryfhau perthynas Llywodraeth Cymru â’r sector ymhellach, gan ei helpu i ymaddasu i’r dirwedd newydd a fydd yn bodoli yn sgil y Ddeddf, rwyf wedi gofyn i fy swyddogion gomisiynu gwaith i ddatblygu fframwaith newydd yn seiliedig ar yr arferion gorau, sef y Cod Llywodraethu Addysg Bellach. Caiff hwnnw ei ddatblygu drwy gydweithio’n agos â rhanddeiliaid yn y sector. Bwriedir cyhoeddi’r cod newydd yn y gwanwyn 2015 er mwyn sicrhau y bydd dull gweithredu cyson yn cael ei ddefnyddio ar draws y sector Addysg Bellach yng Nghymru.

At hynny, rwyf hefyd wedi comisiynu gwaith i ddatblygu rhaglen flaengar er mwyn datblygu’r proffil arweinyddiaeth sydd gennym yma yng Nghymru ymhellach, gan gryfhau gallu Prif Weithredwyr a Phenaethiaid y dyfodol drwy gefnogi’r genhedlaeth nesaf o arweinwyr Addysg Bellach yn eu datblygiad, fel unigolion ac yn eu sefydliadau. Bydd y rhaglen flaengar hon yn cael ei threialu’r gwanwyn nesaf, yn sgil cynnal proses gaffael gystadleuol.

Bydd y rhyddid a’r hyblygrwydd newydd yn helpu i feithrin perthynas newydd â Llywodraeth Cymru, gan nodi dechrau cyfnod newydd lle bydd mwy o ryddid i’r sector. Fodd bynnag, bydd Gweinidogion Cymru yn cadw’r pŵer i ymyrryd o dan amgylchiadau eithriadol.

Bydd fy swyddogion yn parhau i ymgysylltu, mewn ffordd adeiladol, â rhanddeiliaid allweddol y sector addysg bellach.