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Heddiw mae Comisiynydd Cyflogaeth, Materion Cymdeithasol a Chynhwysiant yr Undeb Ewropeaidd, László Andor, yng Nghymru i weld dros ei hun yr hyn a gyflawnwyd gan Gronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop (ESF), sy’n cefnogi miloedd o bobl a busnesau ledled Cymru.

Yn ystod ei ymweliad un diwrnod, bydd y Comisiynydd hefyd yn cwrdd ag Aelodau o Senedd Ewrop, llefarwyr trawsbleidiol ar Ewrop yn y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol, Aelodau Pwyllgor Rhanbarthau’r UE, a Chadeirydd ac aelodau’r Pwyllgor Monitro Rhaglen newydd ar gyfer cyllid yr UE.

Yn ystod yr ymweliadau â phrosiectau ESF, bydd y Comisiynydd yn cyfarfod pobl ifanc sy’n cael eu cefnogi o dan gynllun Twf Swyddi Cymru, rhaglen flaenllaw Llywodraeth Cymru. Yn dilyn profiad gwaith am dâl am chwe mis, mae’r bobl ifanc wedi sicrhau swyddi parhaol gyda Grŵp Admiral yng Nghaerdydd. Bydd ef hefyd yn cyfarfod prentisiaid peirianneg yn GE Aviation yn Nantgarw \- prif arbenigwr y byd o gofal peiriannau jet mawr a bach i awyrennau masnachol a milwrol sydd wedi derbyn cymorth drwy Sgiliau Twf Cymru a chynlluniau Prentisiaeth Llywodraeth Cymru.

Yn Nhrecelyn, bydd y Comisiynydd yn cwrdd â phobl ifanc agored i niwed a difreintiedig sydd yn dysgu sgiliau newydd, yn ennill hyder ac yn cael eu paratoi ar gyfer dyfodol gwell gyda chymorth y prosiect PUPIL (Disgyblion yn Deall Problemau yn eu Hardal). O dan arweiniad Cymdeithas Atal Troseddu Cwm Cynon, mewn partneriaeth â’r Heddlu, chwe awdurdod lleol a’r Sefydliad Troseddwyr Ifanc, mae’r prosiect eisoes wedi helpu dros 5,800 o bobl ifanc ac mae’n bleser gennyf gyhoeddi heddiw £600,000 ychwanegol o arian Ewropeaidd i ehangu cyflwyno’r prosiect hyd at ddiwedd y flwyddyn.

Rhwng popeth, mae prosiectau ESF ar draws Cymru wedi cefnogi 162,000 o unigolion i ennill cymwysterau, helpwyd dros 54,300 i mewn i waith a 38,450 i ddysgu pellach.

Dangosodd arolwg annibynnol diweddar fod bron i dri chwarter yr ymatebwyr wedi ennill cymhwyster o ganlyniad i hyfforddiant ESF, roedd tua dwy ran o dair o’r unigolion a oedd yn ddi\-waith ynghynt a 30% o’r rheiny a oedd yn economaidd anweithgar mewn cyflogaeth o fewn 12 mis i gwblhau eu hyfforddiant ESF. Yn ychwanegol, roedd cyfranogwyr ESF di\-waith, o’u cymharu â’r boblogaeth ehangach, tua 20% yn fwy tebygol o ddod o hyd i swydd nag unigolion di\-waith nad oedd wedi dilyn hyfforddiant ESF.

Mae rhaglenni newydd yr UE ar gyfer 2014\-2020 a fydd yn parhau i gefnogi swyddi, sgiliau a thwf economaidd, wrthi’n cael eu hystyried mewn drafft gan y Comisiwn Ewropeaidd. Ni ellir cytuno ar y rhaglenni hyn yn ffurfiol hyd nes bydd Llywodraeth y DU wedi cyflwyno Cytundeb Partneriaeth y DU, sydd erbyn hyn wedi’i ohirio tan ganol Mawrth 2014\.

Yn y cyfamser, cyhoeddwyd drafftiau o Bennod Cymru yng Nghytundeb Partneriaeth y DU, Rhaglenni Gweithredol ERDF ac ESF Cymru, y Fframwaith Blaenoriaethau Economaidd a chanllawiau eraill er mwyn helpu darpar noddwyr i gynllunio a datblygu prosiectau. Mae Pwyllgor Monitro Rhaglen Strwythurol a Chronfeydd Buddsoddi newydd Cymru 2014\-2020 hefyd wedi cyfarfod ar ffurf gysgodol i drafod y fethodoleg a’r meini prawf a gynigir ar gyfer dewis gweithrediadau o gronfeydd Ewrop fel y gallwn fwrw iddi’n syth cyn gynted ag y caiff y rhaglenni gytundeb y Comisiwn.







Translation:


 
Today the EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, László Andor is in Wales to see first\-hand the achievements of the European Social Fund (ESF), which is supporting thousands of people and businesses across Wales.


During his one\-day visit, the Commissioner will also meet MEPs, cross\-party spokespersons on Europe in the National Assembly, Members of the EU Committee of the Regions, and the Chair and members of the new Programme Monitoring Committee for EU funds.


During the ESF project visits, the Commissioner will meet young people being supported under the Welsh Government’s flagship Jobs Growth Wales scheme who, following six\-month paid work experience, have secured permanent positions at the Admiral Group in Cardiff. He will also be meeting engineering apprentices at GE Aviation in Nantgarw – world\-leading specialists in the maintenance of large and small jet engines for commercial and military aircraft, which has received support through the Welsh Government’s Skills Growth Wales and Apprenticeship schemes.


In Newbridge, the Commissioner will meet vulnerable or disadvantaged young people who are learning new skills, gaining confidence and being prepared for a better future with the help of the PUPIL project (Pupils Understanding Problems In their Locality).  Led by Cynon Valley Crime Prevention Association, in partnership with the Police, six local authorities and the Youth Offenders Institution, the project has already helped over 5,800 young people and I am pleased to announce today an additional £600,000 of ESF funds to extend the delivery of the project to the end of the year.


Overall, ESF projects across Wales have supported 162,600 individuals to gain qualifications, over 54,300 helped into work and 38,450 into further learning.


While a recent independent survey found that almost three\-quarters of respondents had gained a qualification as a result of ESF training, around two\-thirds of previously unemployed individuals and 30% of those previously economically inactive were in employment within 12 months of completing their ESF training. In addition, unemployed ESF participants, compared with the wider population, were about 20% more likely to find a job than unemployed individuals who had not undertaken ESF training.


The new EU programmes 2014–2020 which will continue to support jobs, skills and economic growth are currently being considered in draft by the European Commission. Formal agreement of these programmes must await submission by the UK Government of the UK Partnership Agreement, which has now been delayed until mid March 2014\. 


In the meantime, drafts of the Wales Chapter of the UK Partnership Agreement, the Wales ERDF and ESF Operational Programmes, the Economic Prioritisation Framework and other guidance have been published to help potential sponsors in the planning and development of projects. The new Wales European Structural and Investment Funds Programme Monitoring Committee 2014–2020 has also met in shadow form to discuss the proposed methodology and criteria for the selection of operations for EU funds so that we can hit the ground running as soon as the programmes are agreed by the Commission.