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Ym mis Mehefin cyhoeddais ymgynghoriad ar gyfer y Comisiwn Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil ar y rhestrau o undebau llafur a chyrff cynrychioli dysgwyr at ddibenion penodi aelodau cyswllt.


Rwyf bellach wedi cyhoeddi'r crynodeb o'r ymatebion i'r ymgynghoriad. Roedd yr ymatebwyr yn fodlon ar y cyfan â’r rhestrau o undebau llafur a chyrff cynrychioli dysgwyr. Gan mai ychydig o'r undebau sy'n rhychwantu sawl maes yn y sector, roedd y sylwadau a gafwyd yn ymwneud yn gyffredinol â sectorau unigol. Fodd bynnag, roedd sawl ymatebydd yn teimlo y dylai'r Comisiwn sicrhau cynrychiolaeth draws\-sector a chynigiwyd cynrychiolwyr ychwanegol ar gyfer bod yn aelodau cyswllt ym mhob un o'r tri chategori.


Hoffwn ddiolch i bawb sydd wedi ymateb. Mae'r ymatebion wedi cael eu hystyried yn ofalus, ac maent wedi llywio'r rhestr ddiwygiedig o Undebau Llafur a chyrff cydnabyddedig. Mae'r rhestrau wedi'u diwygio mewn sawl ffordd yn dilyn yr ymatebion a gafwyd, ac o ganlyniad rwy'n fodlon eu bod yn darparu cronfa gref a chynhwysfawr o Undebau Llafur a chyrff cynrychioli dysgwyr i wahodd enwebiadau ar gyfer aelodau cyswllt o'r Comisiwn Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil. Bydd gan yr aelodau hyn rôl hanfodol i'w chwarae o ran cynghori'r bwrdd, a maes o law byddaf yn gwahodd y sefydliadau hynny ar y rhestrau i enwebu unigolion i gael eu hystyried ar gyfer aelodaeth gyswllt o fwrdd y Comisiwn.


Fel y nodir yn Atodlen 1 o Ddeddf Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru) 2022, cynhelir proses benodiadau Gweinidogol yn dilyn enwebu ymgeiswyr fel aelodau cyswllt, gyda'r bwriad o benodi'r aelodau cyswllt unwaith y daw'r Comisiwn yn weithredol ym mis Ebrill 2024\.


Rwy'n cydnabod bod amrywiaeth gweithlu'r sector hwn a'i ddysgwyr yn golygu y bydd ymgynghori  a chydweithio ar draws pob elfen yn parhau i fod yn hanfodol er mwyn cyflawni'r nodau yr ydym i gyd yn eu rhannu. Wrth i'r Comisiwn barhau i ddatblygu a thyfu yn ei rôl, byddaf yn disgwyl iddo weithio'n agos â sefydliadau cynrychioliadol i ddyfeisio ffyrdd o weithio i sicrhau bod hynny'n digwydd.


Yn ogystal â sefydlu'r aelodau cyswllt ar y Bwrdd, bydd y Comisiwn yn ceisio ymgysylltu ac ymgorffori barn a lleisiau dysgwyr fel rhan ganolog o'i waith. Rwy'n disgwyl y bydd yn flaenoriaeth i'r Comisiwn ddatblygu mecanweithiau effeithiol i gasglu'r safbwyntiau hynny a bydd yr awgrymiadau a gyflwynwyd yn ystod yr ymgynghoriad yn cael eu rhannu â'r Comisiwn i'w hystyried fel rhan o'r broses honno.


Byddaf yn rhoi gwybod i Aelodau'r Senedd am unrhyw ddatblygiadau unwaith y bydd yr enwebiadau wedi dod i law.







Translation:


 
In June I published the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research –consultation on the lists of trade unions and learner representation bodies for the purposes of appointing associate members.


I have now published the summary of responses to the consultation. Respondents were largely content with the lists of trade unions and learner representation bodies. As few of the unions span multiple areas within the sector, comments were generally related to individual sector however several respondents felt the Commission should ensure cross\-sector representation and proposed additional associate member representation in all three categories.


I would like to thank everyone who responded. The responses have been carefully considered, and they have informed the revised list of Trade Unions and recognised bodies.  The lists have been revised in several ways following the responses received, and I am satisfied that as a result they provide a strong and comprehensive pool of Trade Unions and learner representative bodies from which to invite nominations for associate board membership of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research.  These members will have a crucial role to play in advising the board and I shall shortly be inviting those organisations on the lists to nominate individuals to be considered for associate membership of the Commission’s board.


As set out in Schedule 1 to The Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022, the nomination of candidates as associate members will be followed by a Ministerial appointments process, with a view to the associate members being appointed once the Commission becomes operational in April 2024\.


I acknowledge that the diversity of this sector’s workforce and its learners means that consultation with, and collaboration across, its component parts will remain vital in achieving the aims we all share. As the Commission continues to develop and grow in its role, I will be expecting it to work closely with representative organisations to devise ways of working to ensure that happens.


In addition to establishing the associate members on the Board, the Commission will seek to engage and incorporate the views and voices of learners as a central part of its work. I expect that it will be a priority for the Commission to develop effective mechanisms to solicit those views and the suggestions put forward during the consultation will be shared with the Commission for their consideration as part of that process.


I will keep Senedd Members informed of progress once nominations have been received in due course.