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Mae'n bleser gennyf gyhoeddi Simon Pirotte OBE fel yr ymgeisydd a ffefrir gennyf ar gyfer rôl Prif Swyddog Gweithredol y Comisiwn ar gyfer Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil.


Ar hyn o bryd mae Simon yn Bennaeth a Phrif Weithredwr Coleg Penybont ac mae wedi gweithio yn y sector addysg ers dros ddeng mlynedd ar hugain. Mae hyn yn cynnwys gwaith yn sectorau Addysg Uwch, Addysg Bellach ac Ysgolion 11\-18 yng Nghymru, Lloegr a'r UDA.


Cafodd proses recriwtio agored drylwyr ei chynnal ar gyfer rôl y Prif Weithredwr rhwng mis Tachwedd 2022 a mis Chwefror 2023\. Fodd bynnag, nid oedd y panel yn gallu argymell ymgeisydd i'w benodi. Ar ôl ystyried yr holl opsiynau sydd ar gael i mi yn ofalus, rwyf felly wedi penderfynu gwneud penodiad uniongyrchol i'r rôl.


Wrth benderfynu ar fy hoff ymgeisydd, roeddwn yn ymwybodol o'r farn a fynegwyd gan y Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg yn y gwrandawiadau cyn\-benodi ar gyfer Cadeirydd a Dirprwy Gadeirydd y Comisiwn, yn enwedig yr angen i sicrhau bod gan y Comisiwn brofiad sy'n cydnabod ehangder y sector yng Nghymru. Rwy'n hyderus, ar ôl penodi'r Athro Fonesig Julie Lydon (Cadeirydd), a’r Athro David Sweeney (Dirprwy Gadeirydd a Chadeirydd y Pwyllgor Ymchwil ac Arloesedd) ynghyd â phenodiad arfaethedig Simon nawr, fod gennym dîm â phrofiad arweinyddiaeth a gwybodaeth eang o ran y sector a fydd yn gallu arwain y Comisiwn newydd i wireddu ein gweledigaeth arloesol ac uchelgeisiol ar gyfer sector addysg drydyddol ac ymchwil Cymru. 


Bydd Simon yn mynd i wrandawiad cyn\-benodi gyda'r Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg ar 25 Mai yn unol â'r ymrwymiad a wnes i yn ystod hynt Deddf Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru) 2022 drwy’r Senedd. Rwy'n edrych ymlaen at dderbyn adroddiad gwrandawiad cyn\-benodi'r Pwyllgor, a bryd hynny byddaf yn cadarnhau'r camau nesaf.


Caiff y datganiad ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er mwyn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i aelodau. Os bydd aelodau eisiau i mi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ynglŷn â hyn pan fydd y Senedd yn dychwelyd, byddwn yn hapus i wneud hynny.







Translation:


 
I am pleased to announce Simon Pirotte OBE as my preferred candidate for the role of Chief Executive Officer for the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research.


Simon is currently Principal and Chief Executive of Bridgend College and has worked in the education sector for over thirty years. This includes work in the Higher Education, Further Education and 11\-18 Schools sectors in Wales, England and the USA.


A rigorous, open recruitment process took place for the role of Chief Executive between November 2022 and February 2023\. However, the panel was unable to recommend a candidate for appointment. Having carefully considered all options available to me, I have therefore decided to appoint directly into the role.


In determining my preferred candidate, I was conscious of the views expressed by the Children, Young People and Education Committee in the pre\-appointment hearings for the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Commission, particularly the need to ensure the Commission has experience which recognises the breadth of the sector in Wales. I am confident that following the appointment of Professor Dame Julie Lydon (Chair), Professor David Sweeney (Deputy Chair and Chair of the Research and Innovation Committee) and now with Simon’s forthcoming appointment, we have a team with wide\-ranging leadership experience and knowledge of the sector who can lead the new Commission in delivering our innovative and ambitious vision for Wales’s tertiary education and research sector. 


Simon will attend a pre\-appointment hearing with the Children, Young People and Education Committee on 25 May in line with the commitment I made during the passage of the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022\. I look forward to receiving the Committee’s pre\-appointment hearing report at which stage I will confirm next steps.


This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Senedd returns I would be happy to do so.