English: I would like to take this opportunity to raise awareness of National Apprenticeship Week, which aims to celebrate and promote apprenticeships in Wales as a valuable pathway into work and the benefits that they bring to both individuals and employers. I would particularly like to highlight the work of ColegauCymru, which co-ordinates the network of 13 further education colleges to deliver high-quality apprenticeship programmes in a wide range of vocational areas, from junior to foundation level and higher apprenticeships. Wales's colleges have strong links to industry and highly established support systems for learners, including dedicated employment and enterprise bureaux that are now in every college in Wales. The FE sector is well placed to help deliver the skills necessary for learners to embark on successful careers and produce and retain a skilled workforce to help meet current and future demand for businesses and the Welsh economy. I also want to take this opportunity to highlight two success stories from colleges in my region. Arjundeep Singh, a BTEC mechanical and electrical engineering student at Coleg y Cymoedd, has been awarded the student of the year and best work awards, as well as apprentice of the year at the Caerphilly Business Forum Awards. He is now due to start a full-time job at British Airways. Ffion Llewellyn, who is doing her A-levels at Cardiff and Vale College became their Welsh language ambassador, setting up weekly coffee mornings for the college's Welsh learners club, took a lead on the college's Learn Welsh TikTok account and has taken part in Welsh language well-being podcasts as part of Jason Mohammad's media academy. Ffion is now doing a Welsh language production apprenticeship with the BBC. The apprenticeship programme is an essential element of the FE vocational offer, supporting college-based learning and delivery of support for skills and employability within the community. It is vital that we continue to work together to raise the profile and make clear that different pathways exist to accessing apprenticeships and allow our students access to the wide variety of roles that are available to them. Thank you.
Welsh: Hoffwn fanteisio ar y cyfle hwn i godi ymwybyddiaeth o Wythnos Genedlaethol Prentisiaethau, sy'n dathlu a hyrwyddo prentisiaethau yng Nghymru fel llwybr gwerthfawr i mewn i waith a'r buddion y maent yn eu cynnig i unigolion a chyflogwyr. Hoffwn dynnu sylw arbennig at waith ColegauCymru, sy'n cydlynu'r rhwydwaith o 13 coleg addysg bellach i ddarparu rhaglenni prentisiaeth o ansawdd uchel mewn ystod eang o feysydd galwedigaethol, o'r lefel iau i'r lefel sylfaen a phrentisiaethau uwch. Mae gan golegau Cymru gysylltiadau cryf â diwydiant a systemau cymorth sefydledig iawn i ddysgwyr, gan gynnwys canolfannau cyflogaeth a menter penodedig sydd bellach ym mhob coleg yng Nghymru. Mae'r sector addysg bellach mewn sefyllfa dda i helpu i ddarparu'r sgiliau angenrheidiol i ddysgwyr gychwyn ar yrfaoedd llwyddiannus a chynhyrchu a chadw gweithlu medrus i helpu i ddiwallu'r galw yn y presennol a'r dyfodol ar gyfer busnesau ac economi Cymru. Rwyf hefyd am fanteisio ar y cyfle hwn i dynnu sylw at ddwy stori lwyddiant o golegau yn fy rhanbarth i. Mae Arjundeep Singh, myfyriwr BTEC peirianneg fecanyddol a thrydanol yng Ngholeg y Cymoedd, wedi ennill gwobr myfyriwr y flwyddyn a gwobr gwaith gorau, yn ogystal â phrentis y flwyddyn yng Ngwobrau Fforwm Busnes Caerffili. Mae bellach ar fin dechrau mewn swydd amser llawn yn British Airways. Daeth Ffion Llewellyn, sy'n gwneud ei harholiadau safon uwch yng Ngholeg Caerdydd a'r Fro yn llysgennad y Gymraeg ar ran y coleg hwnnw, a sefydlodd foreau coffi wythnosol i glwb dysgwyr Cymraeg y coleg, arweiniodd gyfrif TikTok Dysgu Cymraeg y coleg a chymerodd ran mewn podlediadau llesiant yn y Gymraeg fel rhan o academi cyfryngau Jason Mohammad. Mae Ffion bellach yn gwneud prentisiaeth cynhyrchu yn y Gymraeg gyda'r BBC. Mae'r rhaglen brentisiaethau yn elfen hanfodol o gynnig galwedigaethol addysg bellach sy'n cefnogi dysgu mewn colegau a darparu cymorth ar gyfer sgiliau a chyflogadwyedd yn y gymuned. Mae'n hanfodol ein bod yn parhau i weithio gyda'n gilydd i godi'r proffil ac egluro bod gwahanol lwybrau yn bodoli i gael mynediad at brentisiaethau a chaniatáu i'n myfyrwyr gael mynediad at yr amrywiaeth eang o rolau sydd ar gael iddynt. Diolch.