English: According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, nearly a third of all graduates, and two thirds of those studying law, end up in jobs paying less than £20,000 a year, and while graduates are less likely to be unemployed, many end up working in sectors where their degree is irrelevant. We have to ensure that the costs associated with achieving a degree do not outweigh the benefits of studying an extra year or so. We also have to ensure that the supply of university courses matches the demand of the job market. Of course, young people should be free to study whatever they wish, but they should be equipped with all the facts, which is why we are calling for HEFCW to review degree courses for expected earnings and to publish the results. Prospective students should be equipped with all the facts to enable them to make fully informed choices. We should also utilise student finance to incentivise young people to study for degrees in shortage subjects. Wales has a massive shortage of GPs, nurses, radiographers and endoscopists, yet we are not doing enough to encourage more young people into these fields. If we were to abolish tuition fees for medical students, for nursing students and those studying STEM subjects, we would incentivise more people to become radiographers or endoscopists. More young people would consider becoming a doctor or a nurse if they were unsaddled from student debt. Our NHS has shortages in many areas, and by eliminating tuition fees, we could encourage young people to study for an appropriate degree, rather than risk the burden of debt and a low-paid job at the end of years of hard work and study. We also have a shortage of carers and a range of occupations within our health and care sector for which a degree is unnecessary. We have to reach out to young people and highlight the fact that you don't always need a degree to get a good job. We have to place as much emphasis upon vocational training as we do upon higher education. Our education system is supposed to equip young people with the skills to enter the labour market. We are doing a disservice to many young people by solely focusing on higher education. We have to equip young people with the right skills and the whole picture when it comes to the labour market. We need more doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, computer programmers and data analysts, not more young people with a law degree, thousands of pounds in debt and earning below the national average for graduate earnings. I urge Members to support the motion before you today, so that we can take steps to ensure that we incentivise young people to study subjects where their skills will be sought and rewarded. Thank you.
Welsh: Yn ôl y Sefydliad Siartredig Personél a Datblygu, mae bron draean o'r holl raddedigion, a dwy ran o dair o'r rhai sy'n astudio'r gyfraith, yn mynd i swyddi sy'n talu llai nag £20,000 y flwyddyn, ac er bod graddedigion yn llai tebygol o fod yn ddi-waith, mae llawer ohonynt yn y pen draw yn gweithio mewn sectorau lle mae eu gradd yn amherthnasol. Rhaid inni sicrhau nad yw'r costau sy'n gysylltiedig â chael gradd yn fwy na'r manteision o astudio am flwyddyn neu fwy yn ychwanegol. Rhaid inni hefyd sicrhau bod y cyflenwad o gyrsiau prifysgol yn cyfateb i'r galw yn y farchnad swyddi. Wrth gwrs, dylai pobl ifanc fod yn rhydd i astudio beth bynnag y dymunant, ond dylent gael y ffeithiau i gyd, a dyna pam y galwn ar CCAUC i adolygu cyrsiau gradd o safbwynt enillion disgwyliedig a chyhoeddi'r canlyniadau. Dylai darpar fyfyrwyr feddu ar yr holl ffeithiau i'w galluogi i wneud dewisiadau gwybodus. Hefyd, dylem ddefnyddio cyllid myfyrwyr i gymell pobl ifanc i astudio am raddau mewn pynciau lle y ceir prinder. Mae prinder enfawr yng Nghymru o feddygon teulu, nyrsys, radiograffyddion ac endosgopegwyr, ac eto nid ydym yn gwneud digon i annog mwy o bobl ifanc i mewn i'r meysydd hyn. Pe baem yn dileu ffioedd dysgu ar gyfer myfyrwyr meddygol, ar gyfer myfyrwyr nyrsio a rhai sy'n astudio pynciau STEM, byddem yn cymell mwy o bobl i ddod yn radiograffyddion neu endosgopegwyr. Byddai mwy o bobl ifanc yn ystyried dod yn feddygon neu nyrsys pe baent yn cael eu rhyddhau o ddyled myfyrwyr. Mae prinder mewn sawl maes yn ein GIG, a thrwy gael gwared ar ffioedd dysgu, gallem annog pobl ifanc i astudio ar gyfer gradd briodol, yn hytrach na wynebu'r risg o faich dyled a swydd ar gyflog isel ar ddiwedd blynyddoedd o waith caled ac astudio. Hefyd mae gennym brinder gofalwyr ac amrywiaeth o alwedigaethau o fewn ein sector iechyd a gofal lle nad oes angen gradd. Rhaid inni estyn allan at bobl ifanc a thynnu sylw at y ffaith nad oes angen gradd i gael swydd dda bob amser. Rhaid inni roi cymaint o bwyslais ar hyfforddiant galwedigaethol ag a wnawn ar addysg uwch. Mae ein system addysg i fod i arfogi pobl ifanc â'r sgiliau i gael mynediad at y farchnad lafur. Rydym yn gwneud cam â llawer o bobl ifanc drwy ganolbwyntio ar addysg uwch yn unig. Rhaid inni arfogi pobl ifanc â'r sgiliau cywir a'r darlun cyfan o ran y farchnad lafur. Rydym angen mwy o feddygon, nyrsys, ffisiotherapyddion, therapyddion galwedigaethol, rhaglenwyr cyfrifiadur a dadansoddwyr data, nid rhagor o bobl ifanc gyda gradd yn y gyfraith, miloedd o bunnoedd o ddyled ac sy'n ennill llai na'r cyfartaledd cenedlaethol o ran enillion graddedigion. Rwy'n annog yr Aelodau i gefnogi'r cynnig ger eich bron heddiw, fel y gallwn roi camau ar waith i sicrhau ein bod yn cymell pobl ifanc i astudio pynciau lle bydd galw am eu sgiliau ac y cânt eu gwobrwyo'n unol â hynny. Diolch.