English: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, and thank you for your statement, Minister. I'm pleased to hear that there has been some progress in rolling out the young person's guarantee, and that more and more young people across Wales are now able to access opportunities, whether that is in work, training or even setting up their own business. When the Welsh Government was setting up the young person's guarantee before the summer, there was a real desire to see young people's voices at the heart of the scheme. Minister, you said that, over the summer, you were looking to set up a national conversation with young people about the young person's guarantee, and whilst today's statement gives us some information about the engagement activity that took place over the summer, perhaps you could tell us more about it. For example, can you tell us how that conversation with young people took place? How many people did you engage with? And, crucially, how did you ensure that voices in all parts of Wales were being heard? Now, Minister, you've made it clear, recently, that Working Wales has been doing some tracking work since the end of September, and it's important that we see exactly where things are going well and, perhaps, where improvements need to be made. Therefore, Minister, could you confirm exactly what Working Wales is tracking? Does it cover outcomes in all fields, whether it's work, training or self employment? And if so, what sort of assessment have you been able to make from the data you have so far? Today's statement also updates us on the job-matching pilot that Working Wales has been undertaking. I know from previous exchanges that the Welsh Government has been keen to learn from the pilot, with a view to rolling out the pilot nationally. Of course, Working Wales is best placed to engage with partners and stakeholders across the country on this, and so, Minister, could I tease out some more detail from you on whether that roll-out is still happening, and what sort of timescales you've earmarked to complete this particular work? Now, it's vital that the young person's guarantee works in tandem with the Welsh Government's other schemes, such as the Jobs Growth Wales scheme and the ReAct scheme, for example. Indeed, the Welsh Government must also recognise the very important work being done by Careers Wales, which also helps young people plan out their career, prepare for a job, or apply for an apprenticeship or training. For example, earlier this month, Careers Wales launched a partnership with the nationwide social mobility charity, Speakers for Schools, to help deliver work experience opportunities and career talks available to students in Wales between the ages of 11 and 19, in a bid to help disadvantaged young people catch up post COVID. Therefore, it's really important that the young person's guarantee works in tandem with these other programmes and reaches the young people who, perhaps, haven't been able to access support or aren't aware of the help that the other programmes offer. So, Minister, can you tell us then how you intend for the young person's guarantee to work alongside other projects and strategies to support young people here in Wales? Minister, it's absolutely crucial that there is sufficient funding in place to ensure the young person's guarantee has the resources it needs to make the maximum impact, and I'm pleased that the statement tells us a little bit more about the budgetary allocations that are being made. It's good to see funding being made available for sixth forms, FE providers, apprenticeships and the HE sector, but it's also important funding is there to develop self-employment opportunities as well. So, Minister, the statement rightly notes that, with one in seven people in Wales self employed, we need to ensure the next generation fully understand this career path option. Therefore, can you tell us how much funding is being allocated to support entrepreneurship? The statement also confirms that the Welsh Government is reaching out to employers through the 'We're in your corner' campaign, which invites employers to connect with Business Wales and play their part in the guarantee, and I think it's really important that there's a genuine buy-in from businesses across Wales. So, Minister, can you tell us more about how the campaign is working, how you're ensuring that businesses in all parts of the country are aware of the campaign, and how Business Wales is actively recruiting businesses across Wales? Now, Minister, the Welsh Government's 'Feed Your Positivity' campaign, which was launched last month, aims to encourage young Welsh people to positively engage with their plans for the future, and it's good to see the Welsh Government working with social influences and brand partners on platforms that are popular with young people, to share positive messages about the available support on offer. And so, Minister, could you provide an update on how the 'Feed Your Positivity' campaign is progressing and the impact that you believe it's having on young people in Wales today? Dirprwy Lywydd, I'm pleased to see that regional skills partnerships will now start a series of engagement events to shape guarantee provision within their area, and that focus groups are being set up between now and December to understand how young people view the support and offer available. We all want the young person's guarantee to be a success in Wales, and it's vital that the voices of young people across Wales are heard loud and clear. So, can I thank the Minister for his statement and look forward to further updates on the guarantee over the coming months? Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, a diolch am eich datganiad, Gweinidog. Rwy'n falch o glywed bod rhywfaint o gynnydd wedi bod o ran cyflwyno gwarant y person ifanc, a bod mwy a mwy o bobl ifanc ledled Cymru bellach yn gallu manteisio ar gyfleoedd, boed hynny mewn gwaith, hyfforddiant neu hyd yn oed sefydlu eu busnes eu hunain. Pan oedd Llywodraeth Cymru yn sefydlu gwarant i bobl ifanc cyn yr haf, roedd gwir awydd i weld lleisiau pobl ifanc wrth wraidd y cynllun. Gweinidog, rydych chi wedi dweud eich bod, dros yr haf, yn bwriadu sefydlu sgwrs genedlaethol gyda phobl ifanc am y warant i bobl ifanc, ac er bod y datganiad heddiw'n rhoi rhywfaint o wybodaeth i ni am y gweithgarwch ymgysylltu a ddigwyddodd dros yr haf, efallai y gallech ddweud mwy wrthym amdano. Er enghraifft, a allwch chi ddweud wrthym sut y cynhaliwyd y sgwrs honno gyda phobl ifanc? Faint o bobl wnaethoch chi ymgysylltu â nhw? Ac, yn hollbwysig, sut y gwnaethoch chi sicrhau bod lleisiau ym mhob rhan o Gymru yn cael eu clywed? Nawr, Gweinidog, rydych chi wedi'i gwneud yn glir, yn ddiweddar, fod Cymru'n Gweithio wedi bod yn gwneud rhywfaint o waith olrhain ers diwedd mis Medi, ac mae'n bwysig ein bod yn gweld yn union ble mae pethau'n mynd yn dda ac, efallai, lle mae angen gwneud gwelliannau. Felly, Gweinidog, a allech chi gadarnhau beth yn union mae Cymru'n Gweithio yn ei olrhain? A yw'n cwmpasu canlyniadau ym mhob maes, boed yn waith, yn hyfforddiant neu'n hunangyflogaeth? Ac os felly, pa fath o asesiad ydych chi wedi gallu ei wneud o'r data sydd gennych chi hyd yn hyn? Mae'r datganiad heddiw hefyd yn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i ni am y cynllun treialu paru swyddi y mae Cymru'n Gweithio wedi bod yn ymgymryd ag ef. Gwn o sgyrsiau blaenorol fod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi bod yn awyddus i ddysgu o'r cynllun treialu, gyda'r bwriad o'i gyflwyno yn genedlaethol. Wrth gwrs, Cymru'n Gweithio sydd yn y sefyllfa orau i ymgysylltu â phartneriaid a rhanddeiliaid ledled y wlad ar hyn, ac felly, Gweinidog, a allwn ni ennyn mwy o fanylion gennych chi ynghylch a yw'r cyflwyno hwnnw'n dal i ddigwydd, a pha fath o amserlenni yr ydych wedi'u clustnodi i gwblhau'r gwaith penodol hwn? Nawr, mae'n hanfodol bod gwarant y person ifanc yn gweithio ochr yn ochr â chynlluniau eraill Llywodraeth Cymru, fel cynllun Twf Swyddi Cymru a chynllun ReAct, er enghraifft. Yn wir, mae'n rhaid i Lywodraeth Cymru hefyd gydnabod y gwaith pwysig iawn sy'n cael ei wneud gan Gyrfa Cymru, sydd hefyd yn helpu pobl ifanc i gynllunio eu gyrfa, paratoi ar gyfer swydd, neu wneud cais am brentisiaeth neu hyfforddiant. Er enghraifft, yn gynharach y mis hwn, lansiodd Gyrfa Cymru bartneriaeth gyda'r elusen symudedd cymdeithasol genedlaethol, Siaradwyr i Ysgolion, i helpu i ddarparu cyfleoedd profiad gwaith a sgyrsiau gyrfa sydd ar gael i fyfyrwyr yng Nghymru rhwng 11 a 19 mlwydd oed, mewn ymgais i helpu pobl ifanc ddifreintiedig i ddal i fyny ar ôl COVID. Felly, mae'n bwysig iawn bod y warant i bobl ifanc yn gweithio ochr yn ochr â'r rhaglenni eraill hyn ac yn cyrraedd y bobl ifanc nad ydynt, efallai, wedi gallu cael gafael ar gymorth neu nad ydynt yn ymwybodol o'r cymorth mae'r rhaglenni eraill yn ei gynnig. Felly, Gweinidog, a allwch chi ddweud wrthym sut yr ydych yn bwriadu i'r warant i bobl ifanc weithio ochr yn ochr â phrosiectau a strategaethau eraill i gefnogi pobl ifanc yma yng Nghymru? Gweinidog, mae'n gwbl hanfodol bod digon o arian yn ei le i sicrhau bod gan y warant i bobl ifanc yr adnoddau sydd eu hangen i gael yr effaith fwyaf, ac rwy'n falch bod y datganiad yn dweud ychydig mwy wrthym am y dyraniadau cyllidebol sy'n cael eu gwneud. Mae'n dda gweld cyllid ar gael ar gyfer y chweched dosbarth, darparwyr AB, prentisiaethau a'r sector AU, ond mae hefyd yn bwysig bod cyllid ar gael i ddatblygu cyfleoedd hunangyflogaeth hefyd. Felly, Gweinidog, mae'r datganiad yn nodi'n briodol, gydag un o bob saith o bobl yng Nghymru yn hunangyflogedig, fod angen i ni sicrhau bod y genhedlaeth nesaf yn deall yr opsiwn llwybr gyrfa hwn yn llawn. Felly, a allwch chi ddweud wrthym faint o arian sy'n cael ei ddyrannu i gefnogi entrepreneuriaeth? Mae'r datganiad hefyd yn cadarnhau bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn estyn allan at gyflogwyr drwy'r ymgyrch 'Yn Gefn i Chi', sy'n gwahodd cyflogwyr i gysylltu â Busnes Cymru a chwarae eu rhan yn y warant, ac rwy'n credu ei bod yn bwysig iawn bod cefnogaeth wirioneddol gan fusnesau ledled Cymru. Felly, Gweinidog, a allwch chi ddweud mwy wrthym am sut mae'r ymgyrch yn gweithio, sut rydych chi'n sicrhau bod busnesau ym mhob rhan o'r wlad yn ymwybodol o'r ymgyrch, a sut mae Busnes Cymru yn recriwtio busnesau ledled Cymru? Nawr, Gweinidog, nod ymgyrch 'Bydd Bositif' Llywodraeth Cymru, a lansiwyd fis diwethaf, yw annog Pobl ifanc Cymru i ymgysylltu'n gadarnhaol â'u cynlluniau ar gyfer y dyfodol, ac mae'n dda gweld Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithio gyda dylanwadau cymdeithasol a phartneriaid brand ar lwyfannau sy'n boblogaidd gyda phobl ifanc, i rannu negeseuon cadarnhaol am y cymorth sydd ar gael. Ac felly, Gweinidog, a wnewch chi roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am sut mae'r ymgyrch 'Bydd Bositif' yn mynd rhagddi a'r effaith y credwch ei bod yn ei chael ar bobl ifanc yng Nghymru heddiw? Dirprwy Lywydd, rwy'n falch o weld y bydd partneriaethau sgiliau rhanbarthol yn awr yn dechrau cyfres o ddigwyddiadau ymgysylltu i lunio darpariaeth warantedig yn eu hardal, a bod grwpiau ffocws yn cael eu sefydlu rhwng nawr a mis Rhagfyr i ddeall sut mae pobl ifanc yn gweld y cymorth a'r cynnig sydd ar gael. Mae pob un o'r rhain am i'r warant i bobl ifanc fod yn llwyddiant yng Nghymru, ac mae'n hanfodol bod lleisiau pobl ifanc ledled Cymru yn cael eu clywed yn uchel ac yn glir. Felly, a gaf i ddiolch i'r Gweinidog am ei ddatganiad ac rwy'n edrych ymlaen at gael diweddariadau pellach ar y warant dros y misoedd nesaf? Diolch.