English: It's been difficult for them in terms of funding. We know that. We assisted them financially last year through the budget, but it is going to be difficult because of the pressure that we've seen imposed on our own budget. One of the things we've done, of course, is to invest in new buildings. That's not the be all and end all, of course, but we have invested in new buildings for FE in Cardiff, in Aberdare, to give you some examples, and also in north Wales. That helps to ensure that they can have the structure required for growth. In speaking to college heads, it's not easy for them in terms of funding, of course, but what they've told me is that there is demand for courses and they can provide popular courses, but one of the things that they always raise with me is that, in their view, what's difficult is having two different ways, not in all parts of Wales, but across most of Wales, of providing education for those in the post-16 sector. For them, what they want to see is a system that would be consistent across Wales, where everyone would go to a college at 16. That's quite contentious, of course; certainly, the public would see it as being contentious. But what I've seen is that they are happy to work with businesses, and businesses are happy to pay for the courses that they provide, and in a way, that's a way forward for them ultimately, because we know that FE colleges do have a proud history in terms of practical and vocational courses, and they can work with businesses in order to ensure that businesses can pay into those courses.
Welsh: Mae wedi bod yn anodd iddyn nhw ynglŷn â'r gyllideb. Rydym ni'n gwybod hynny. Fe wnaethom ni eu helpu nhw'n gyllidol y llynedd ynglŷn â'r gyllideb, ond mae'n mynd i fod yn anodd oherwydd y wasgfa rydym ni'n ei gweld ar ein cyllideb ni. Un o'r pethau rydym ni wedi ei wneud, wrth gwrs, yw buddsoddi mewn adeiladau newydd - nid hynny yw popeth, wrth gwrs - i addysg bellach yng Nghaerdydd, wrth gwrs, ac yn Aberdâr hefyd, i roi enghreifftiau, a hefyd yn y gogledd. Mae hynny'n sicrhau eu bod nhw'n gallu cael y strwythur sydd ei eisiau arnyn nhw er mwyn iddyn nhw allu tyfu yn y pen draw. Wrth siarad â phenaethiaid colegau, nid yw hi'n rhwydd iddyn nhw ynglŷn â'r arian, ond beth maen nhw wedi ei ddweud wrthyf fi yw bod yna alw am gyrsiau ac maen nhw'n gallu sicrhau cyrsiau poblogaidd, er enghraifft, ond un o'r pethau maen nhw wastad yn codi gyda fi yw, yn eu barn nhw, beth sy'n anodd yw cael dwy ffordd wahanol, nid ym mhob rhan o Gymru, ond y rhan fwyaf o Gymru, o sicrhau addysg i'r rheini dros 16. Iddyn nhw, beth maen nhw'n moyn gweld yw system hollol gyson ar draws Cymru lle mae pawb yn mynd i goleg unwaith maen nhw'n 16. Mae hynny'n rhywbeth, wrth gwrs, sy'n eithaf dadleuol o ran fel y byddai rhai o'r cyhoedd yn gweld hynny. Ond, i fi, beth rwyf i wedi gweld yw eu bod nhw'n hapus i weithio gyda busnesau, ac mae busnesau yn fodlon eu talu nhw hefyd am y cyrsiau y maen nhw'n eu rhoi i fusnesau, ac mewn ffordd mae hynny'n ffordd ymlaen iddyn nhw yn y pen draw, achos rydym ni'n gwybod bod colegau addysg bellach yn golegau sydd â hanes mawr ynglŷn â chyrsiau ymarferol, ac wrth gwrs mae yna ffyrdd iddyn nhw weithio gyda busnesau er mwyn sicrhau bod busnesau yn talu peth hefyd at eu cyrsiau.