English: On apprenticeships, construction needs skilled workers. We need apprentices to come through to replace retiring tradespeople. We went through a period of time with too few apprentices. This needs resolving. I am well aware and appreciative of the work done by the CITB, and I know the Welsh Government is looking to work with employers. All apprenticeships include an appropriate competency qualification to at least level 2, an Essential Skills Wales qualification, a technical knowledge qualification, or other qualifications or requirements, as specified by the particular occupation. But one of the great difficulties is getting companies to take people on. I think that is a problem in construction because we've got so many very small construction companies that they're not able to offer apprenticeships. And that's why, if we can start growing some of these companies, you get into a really good system. Companies grow, they start getting bigger contracts, they take on apprentices, and everybody benefits. The Welsh economy benefits, the people taking on benefit, and we as a society benefit. Construction is at the heart of the Welsh economy. We all rely on it. We need to grow. But can I just say, as I always do - ? I always try and end, like I used to when I was teaching, on the things that I really think are important. We need to grow more large Welsh-based construction companies. We need to support them with contracts that go out - especially Welsh Government contracts - that mean they can bid. If you have a building contract to build six schools at £70 million, you won't have a Welsh construction company able to bid. You break it down into six schools at £10 million each, you've got Welsh construction companies able to bid. We have some major projects coming, but we can't just rely on major projects, important though they are. We need to ensure we have a skilled workforce; we have an opportunity to develop construction skills and, most important of all, we need to make sure we get the houses that our people need. Thank you.
Welsh: O ran prentisiaethau, mae adeiladu angen gweithwyr medrus. Mae angen prentisiaid i ddod drwodd yn lle crefftwyr sy'n ymddeol. Aethom drwy gyfnod o amser heb ddigon o brentisiaid. Mae angen datrys hyn. Rwy'n ymwybodol iawn ac yn gwerthfawrogi'r gwaith a wneir gan CITB, a gwn fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn ceisio gweithio gyda chyflogwyr. Mae pob prentisiaeth yn cynnwys cymhwyster cymhwysedd priodol i lefel 2 o leiaf, cymhwyster Sgiliau Hanfodol Cymru, cymhwyster gwybodaeth dechnegol, neu gymwysterau neu ofynion eraill, fel y nodwyd gan yr alwedigaeth benodol. Ond un o'r anawsterau mawr yw cael cwmnïau i gyflogi pobl. Credaf fod hynny'n broblem yn y sector adeiladu oherwydd bod gennym gynifer o gwmnïau adeiladu bach iawn nad ydynt yn gallu cynnig prentisiaethau. A dyna pam, os gallwn ddechrau tyfu rhai o'r cwmnïau hyn, y gallwch sicrhau system dda iawn. Mae cwmnïau'n tyfu, maent yn dechrau cael contractau mwy, maent yn cyflogi prentisiaid, ac mae pawb yn elwa. Mae economi Cymru'n elwa, mae'r bobl sy'n cyflogi'n elwa, ac rydym ni fel cymdeithas yn elwa. Mae adeiladu yn ganolog i economi Cymru. Rydym i gyd yn dibynnu arno. Mae angen inni dyfu. Ond a gaf fi ddweud, fel rwy'n ei wneud bob amser - ? Rwyf bob amser yn ceisio gorffen, fel yr arferwn ei wneud pan oeddwn yn dysgu, ar y pethau y credaf eu bod yn wirioneddol bwysig yn fy marn i. Mae angen inni dyfu mwy o gwmnïau adeiladu mawr sydd wedi'u lleoli yng Nghymru. Mae angen inni eu cefnogi gyda chontractau sy'n mynd allan - yn enwedig contractau Llywodraeth Cymru - sy'n golygu y gallant wneud cynnig. Os oes gennych gontract adeiladu i adeiladu chwe ysgol am £70 miliwn, ni fydd gennych gwmni adeiladu o Gymru yn gallu cynnig am y gwaith. Torrwch ef yn chwe ysgol am £10 miliwn yr un, bydd gennych gwmnïau adeiladu yng Nghymru sy'n gallu cynnig am y gwaith. Mae gennym brosiectau mawr ar y ffordd, ond ni allwn ddibynnu'n unig ar brosiectau mawr, er mor bwysig ydynt. Mae angen inni sicrhau bod gennym weithlu medrus, fod gennym gyfle i ddatblygu sgiliau adeiladu ac yn bwysicaf oll, mae angen inni wneud yn siŵr ein bod yn cael y tai sydd eu hangen ar ein pobl. Diolch.