English: Can I thank the Minister for his update on the young person's guarantee this afternoon? There has been some progress in securing opportunities for young people, either through education, training, employment or self-employment, and the Minister has highlighted some of the good practice that has taken place since the scheme was launched in November last year. When the Minister last gave a statement on the young person's guarantee, he was very frank about some of the practical barriers in getting people to engage in the service, and today's statement tells us a bit more about the work of Jobs Growth Wales+ in this area. The Minister also talks about further collaboration to increase the package of support for those facing complex disadvantage, so perhaps he could expand on the statement and tell us a bit more about the work that is being done here. Of course, as the young person's guarantee continues to deliver, it's vital that the views of young people across Wales are heard so that the Welsh Government can capture valued feedback about the delivery of the scheme and how it's supporting young people in practice. Now, today's statement says that, at the beginning of last year, the Welsh Government set itself the challenge to address how to better reach young people and communicate in a way that wins and maintains trust. However, the statement doesn't tell us how the Welsh Government is addressing that challenge, and so, I hope that the Minister will tell us how the Welsh Government is better reaching young people and communicating with them so that the young person's guarantee can adapt, learn lessons and roll out good practice. Earlier this year, the Minister told us that the young person's guarantee is not a static offer, and I'm pleased to see that, from today's statement, it's evolving and exploring new ways of offering opportunities to young people. The education offer is, of course, a crucial part of the young person's guarantee, and today's statement tells us that every further education college in Wales now has a dedicated employment and enterprise bureau. Whilst I welcome that action, FE colleges and work-based learning providers ultimately remain concerned about future finance, particularly as many are facing increased costs in terms of delivery. Given the importance of the sector to the success of the young person's guarantee, perhaps he could give us some more information regarding the level of resources for the FE sector from the Welsh Government's upcoming budget. Working with businesses is a critical part of the programme, and it's important that we see more and more employers buying into the scheme, so perhaps the Minister can tell us whether the number of businesses engaging has increased since the launch of the young person's guarantee last year. Now, the young person's start-up grant offers up to £2,000 to help young people to start their own business, and I'm pleased to see investment being made, because as the Minister knows, issues like accessing finance and developing business knowledge and confidence are often barriers to young people starting a business. I'd be grateful if the Minister could provide some more information on the take-up of that grant, and whether the grant is reaching people across Wales. For example, is there any more that can be done to reach young entrepreneurs in rural areas, for example? And how is the Welsh Government ensuring that schools and education providers are promoting the grant so that young people are aware of it? Now, the success of the young person's guarantee can be measured not just by the number of young people that are now in education, employment and training, but also in its diversity and scope, and with that in mind, it's important that opportunities are being made available to young people with additional learning needs, for example. So perhaps the Minister could tell us a bit more about how the Welsh Government is working to ensure that young adults with additional needs and disabilities are not being left behind. Dirprwy Lywydd, it's vital that the resources supporting the young person's guarantee are sufficient, and today's statement makes it clear that the Welsh Government is prioritising the young person's guarantee as far as possible, but fails to tell us how. Therefore, perhaps the Minister can explain exactly how the Welsh Government's budget prioritises the young person's guarantee. Does this mean, then, that the budget for the young person's guarantee is actually being increased? Finally, I just want to touch on green skills development and the need to ensure the development of apprenticeship frameworks and pathways so that young people can take advantage of the future green skills economy. Developing relationships with engineering businesses, the energy sector and industry is vital to develop a pipeline of talent for the future, so perhaps the Minister could also tell us how the Welsh Government is prioritising green skills development within the young person's guarantee umbrella so that we can learn more about how the Welsh Government is providing opportunities to young people in this area. So, in closing, can I thank the Minister for his update? It's clear that the young person's guarantee is providing young people with much-needed opportunities, and it's vital that work is done to ensure that the programme remains effective and supports as many people as possible. Diolch.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i'r Gweinidog am yr wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am y warant i bobl ifanc y prynhawn yma? Mae rhywfaint o gynnydd wedi bod o ran sicrhau cyfleoedd i bobl ifanc, naill ai drwy addysg, hyfforddiant, cyflogaeth neu hunangyflogaeth, ac mae'r Gweinidog wedi amlygu rhai o'r arferion da sydd wedi ymsefydlu ers lansio'r cynllun fis Tachwedd y llynedd. Pan roddodd y Gweinidog ddatganiad ddiwethaf am y warant i bobl ifanc, bu ef yn onest iawn o ran rhai o'r rhwystrau ymarferol ynglŷn â chael pobl i gymryd rhan yn y gwasanaeth, ac mae datganiad heddiw yn dweud ychydig mwy wrthym ni am waith Twf Swyddi Cymru+ yn y maes hwn. Mae'r Gweinidog yn sôn hefyd am gydweithio pellach i gynyddu'r pecyn cymorth ar gyfer y rhai sy'n wynebu anfantais gymhleth, felly efallai y gwnaiff ef ymhelaethu ar y datganiad a dweud ychydig mwy wrthym ni am y gwaith sy'n cael ei wneud yn hyn o beth. Wrth gwrs, wrth i'r warant i bobl ifanc barhau i gyflawni mwy, mae hi'n hanfodol fod barn pobl ifanc ledled Cymru yn cael ei chlywed er mwyn i Lywodraeth Cymru gael cipolwg gwerthfawr ar ddarpariaeth y cynllun a gweld sut gefnogaeth sydd i bobl ifanc yn ymarferol. Nawr, mae datganiad heddiw yn dweud bod Llywodraeth Cymru, ar ddechrau'r llynedd, wedi ei herio ei hun i fynd i'r afael â dulliau gwell o fynd at bobl ifanc a chyfathrebu mewn ffordd sy'n ennill ac yn cadw eu hymddiriedaeth nhw. Serch hynny, nid yw'r datganiad yn dweud wrthym ni sut mae Llywodraeth Cymru am fynd i'r afael â'r her honno, ac felly, rwy'n gobeithio y bydd y Gweinidog yn dweud wrthym ni sut mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn bwriadu mynd at y bobl ifanc mewn ffordd well a chyfathrebu â nhw fel gall y warant i bobl ifanc addasu, dysgu gwersi a chyflwyno arfer da. Yn gynharach eleni, dywedodd y Gweinidog wrthym ni nad yw'r warant i bobl ifanc yn gynnig disymud, ac rwy'n falch o weld, o'r datganiad heddiw, ei fod yn esblygu ac yn archwilio ffyrdd newydd o gynnig cyfleoedd i bobl ifanc. Mae'r cynnig o ran addysg, wrth gwrs, yn rhan hanfodol o'r warant i bobl ifanc, ac mae datganiad heddiw yn dweud wrthym ni fod gan bob coleg addysg bellach yng Nghymru fiwro penodol ar gyfer cyflogaeth a menter erbyn hyn. Er fy mod i'n croesawu'r gweithredu o ran y colegau addysg bellach a darparwyr dysgu rwy'n parhau i bryderu am gyllid yn y dyfodol, yn enwedig gan fod llawer yn wynebu costau uwch o ran y ddarpariaeth. O ystyried pwysigrwydd y sector i lwyddiant y warant i bobl ifanc, efallai y gwnaiff roi ychydig mwy o wybodaeth i ni ynglŷn â maint arfaethedig yr adnoddau o ran cyllid a fydd ar gael i'r sector AB oddi wrth Lywodraeth Cymru. Mae gweithio gyda busnesau yn rhan hanfodol o'r rhaglen, ac mae hi'n bwysig ein bod ni'n gweld rhagor eto o gyflogwyr yn cyfranogi o'r cynllun, felly efallai y gwnaiff y Gweinidog ddweud wrthym ni a yw nifer y busnesau sydd wedi ymgysylltu wedi cynyddu ers lansio'r warant i bobl ifanc y llynedd. Nawr, mae'r grant dechrau busnes bobl ifanc yn cynnig hyd at £2,000 i helpu pobl ifanc i ddechrau eu busnesau eu hunain, ac rwy'n falch o weld y buddsoddiad hwn yn cael ei wneud, oherwydd fel gŵyr y Gweinidog, mae materion fel cael gafael ar gyllid a datblygu gwybodaeth a hyder mewn busnes yn aml yn rhwystrau i bobl ifanc sy'n dechrau busnesau. Fe fyddwn i'n ddiolchgar pe byddai'r Gweinidog y rhoi ychydig mwy o wybodaeth i ni am faint sydd wedi cael y grant hwnnw, ac a yw'r grant ar gael ac yn mynd i bobl ledled Cymru. Er enghraifft, a oes mwy y gellir ei wneud i gyrraedd entrepreneuriaid ifanc yng ngefn gwlad, er enghraifft? A sut mae Llywodraeth Cymru am sicrhau bod ysgolion a darparwyr addysg yn hyrwyddo'r grant fel bydd pobl ifanc yn ymwybodol ohono? Nawr, fe ellir mesur llwyddiant y warant i bobl ifanc nid yn unig yn ôl niferoedd y bobl ifanc sydd mewn addysg, cyflogaeth a hyfforddiant erbyn hyn, ond o ran ei hamrywiaeth a'i chwmpawd hefyd, a chyda hynny mewn golwg, mae hi'n bwysig bod cyfleoedd ar gael i bobl ifanc sydd ag anghenion dysgu ychwanegol, er enghraifft. Felly efallai y gwnaiff y Gweinidog ddweud ychydig mwy wrthym ni ynglŷn â sut mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithio i sicrhau nad yw oedolion ifanc ag anableddau ac anghenion ychwanegol yn cael eu gadael ar ôl. Dirprwy Lywydd, mae hi'n hanfodol bod yr adnoddau sy'n cefnogi'r warant i bobl ifanc yn rhai digonol, ac mae datganiad heddiw yn ei gwneud hi'n eglur fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn rhoi blaenoriaeth i'r warant i bobl ifanc cyn belled ag y gellir gwneud felly, ond nid ydym ni'n cael gwybod ym mha fodd. Felly efallai y gwnaiff y Gweinidog egluro sut yn union y mae cyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru yn blaenoriaethu'r warant i bobl ifanc. A yw hyn yn golygu, felly, fod y gyllideb ar gyfer y warant i bobl ifanc yn cael ei chynyddu mewn gwirionedd? Yn olaf, fe hoffwn i ddim ond cyffwrdd â datblygiad sgiliau gwyrdd a'r angen i sicrhau datblygiad fframweithiau a llwybrau prentisiaethau fel gall pobl ifanc fanteisio ar economi sgiliau gwyrdd y dyfodol. Mae datblygu perthynas gyda busnesau peirianneg, y sector ynni a'r diwydiant yn hanfodol ar gyfer datblygu piblinell o dalent i'r dyfodol, felly efallai y gwnaiff y Gweinidog ddweud wrthym ni hefyd sut mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn rhoi blaenoriaeth i ddatblygu sgiliau gwyrdd dan adain y warant i bobl ifanc fel y cawn ni ddysgu mwy ynglŷn â dulliau Llywodraeth Cymru o estyn cyfleoedd i bobl ifanc yn y maes hwn. Felly, wrth gloi, a gaf i ddiolch i'r Gweinidog am ei ddiweddariad? Mae hi'n amlwg bod y warant i bobl ifanc yn estyn cyfleoedd y mae eu hangen nhw'n fawr ar bobl ifanc, ac mae hi'n hanfodol bod gwaith yn cael ei wneud i sicrhau bod y rhaglen yn parhau i fod yn effeithiol ac yn cefnogi cymaint o bobl â phosibl. Diolch.