Cyhoeddi enillwyr Gwobrau Iaith Gymraeg Grŵp Llandrillo Menai
Cafwyd seremoni wobrwyo yn ddiweddar i ddathlu a chydnabod gwaith aelodau staff ledled Grŵp Llandrillo Menai am eu gwaith a’u hymrwymiad i’r iaith Gymraeg.
Mae’r gwobrau’n cydnabod aelodau staff sydd wedi ymrwymo i ddysgu Cymraeg ac wedi datblygu eu sgiliau iaith a hyn, o ganlyniad, yn cael ei adlewyrchu yn eu gwaith. Mae’r gwobrau hefyd yn cydnabod aelodau staff sy’n Bencampwyr y Gymraeg trwy gefnogi eraill gyda’u Cymraeg a hyrwyddo’r iaith Gymraeg a diwylliant Cymreig o fewn adrannau.
Daeth Aled Jones-Griffith, Pennaeth Coleg Menai a Choleg Meirion-Dwyfor a Chadeirydd y Panel Iaith, Meggan Lloyd Prys, Swyddog Rheoli Prosiect Sgiliaith, Siân Pritchard, Tiwtor Iaith Gymraeg Proffesiynol a Catrin Jones, Swyddog Cangen y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol a Swyddog Datblygu Dwyieithrwydd at ei gilydd fel panel i feirniadu 32 o enwebiadau.
Y deuddeg enillydd oedd:
Pencampwr Dwyieithrwydd y Flwyddyn
Gwyn Arfon Williams, Asesydd DSW, Busnes@
Dysgwr Cymraeg Gwaith y Flwyddyn - Rheolwyr
Sharon Bowker, Cyfarwyddwr Gweithredol Gwasanaethau Corfforaethol
Dysgwr Cymraeg Gwaith y Flwyddyn - Academic Staff
Jordan Edwards, Diwydiannau Creadigol a Chyfrifiadura (Coleg Llandrillo)
Mike Garner, Diwydiant Gwasanaethau (Coleg Llandrillo)
Craig Roberts, Celfyddydau Creadigol (Coleg Menai)
Dysgwr Cymraeg Gwaith y Flwyddyn- Staff Cefnogi
Julie Roberts, Anghenion Dysgu Ychwanegol (Coleg Llandrillo/ Glynllifon)
Naomi Moss, Peirianneg (Coleg Llandrillo)
Gwen Walker, Arholiadau (Coleg Llandrillo)
Janice Johnson, Cydlynydd Hyfforddiant Ymgysylltu â Chyflogwyr r (Busnes@)
Dysgwr Cymraeg Gwaith y Flwyddyn- Staff DSW
Elizabeth Wainwright,Asesydd DSW (Busnes@)
Cairon Adair, Asesydd DSW (Busnes@)
Vikki Owens Griffiths, Asesydd DSW (Busnes@)
Dathlwyd llwyddiant yr enillwyr mewn seremoni ar gampws Coleg Llandrillo yn Llandrillo-yn-Rhos ar ddydd Mercher, 1af Mawrth, gydag Aled Jones-Griffith a Dafydd Evans, Prif Weithredwr Grŵp Llandrillo Menai yn eu llongyfarch. Cyflwynwyd print arbennig iddynt gan gwmni lleol ‘Pluen’, i gydnabod pwysigrwydd y Gymraeg ac ymrwymiad y staff i ddysgu’r iaith
Meddai Sioned Williams,
"Derbyniwyd 32 o geisiadau cryf ar gyfer ein gwobrau Cymraeg i Staff eleni a chafodd y panel her enfawr yn dewis yr enillwyr, ond roedd yr 12 unigolyn a enillodd wobr yn rhai cwbl haeddiannol. Fel y coleg sydd â'r ddarpariaeth ddwyieithog fwyaf yng Nghymru, rydym yn llawn sylweddoli ein rhan wrth gefnogi uchelgais y Llywodraeth i gyrraedd miliwn o siaradwyr Cymraeg erbyn 2050.
Ychwanegodd,
“Mae ein hamrywiaeth o gyrsiau dysgu Cymraeg i staff (gan gynnwys y cynllun Cymraeg Gwaith a chynllun dysgu Cymraeg dwys) yn elfen hollbwysig o'r gwaith yma a dim ond trwy gefnogi oedolion i ddysgu a defnyddio'r iaith y gwnawn ni gyflawni'r uchelgais hon. Rydym yn falch iawn o'n holl staff sydd yn dysgu Cymraeg ac sydd yn hyrwyddo'r iaith yn eu hadrannau. Llongyfarchiadau enfawr i bawb."
The awards recognise members of staff who have shown a commitment to learning Welsh and who have made good progress with their language skills. The awards also recognise members of staff who are Welsh language Champions, through supporting others with their Welsh and promoting the Welsh language and culture within departments.
The panelists, Aled Jones-Griffith, Principal of Coleg Menai and Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor and Chair of the Panel Iaith, Meggan Lloyd Prys, Sgiliaith Project Management Officer, Siân Pritchard, Professional Welsh Language Tutor and Catrin Jones, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Branch Officer and Bilingualism Development Officer met to judge the 32 nominations received.
The twelve winners were:
Welsh Champion of the Year
Gwyn Arfon Williams, WBL Assessor, Busnes@
Work Welsh Learner of the Year - Management
Sharon Bowker, Executive Director of Corporate Services
Work Welsh Learner of the Year - Academic Staff
Jordan Edwards, Computing & Creative Industries (Coleg Llandrillo)
Mike Garner, Service Industries (Coleg Llandrillo)
Craig Roberts, Creative Arts (Coleg Menai)
Work Welsh Learner of the Year - Support Staff
Julie Roberts, Additional Learning Needs (Coleg Llandrillo/ Glynllifon)
Naomi Moss, Engineering (Coleg Llandrillo)
Gwen Walker, Exams (Coleg Llandrillo)
Janice Johnson, Employer Engagement Training Co-Ordinator (Busnes@)
Work Welsh Learner of the Year - WBL Staff
Elizabeth Wainwright, WBL Assessor (Busnes@)
Cairon Adair, WBL Assessor (Busnes@)
Vikki Owens Griffiths, WBL Assessor (Busnes@)
The success of the winners was celebrated in a ceremony at Coleg Llandrillo’s Rhos-on Sea campus on Wednesday, 1st March, with Aled Jones-Griffith and Dafydd Evans, Chief Executive of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai congratulating them. They were presented with a specially made print by local company ‘Pluen’, in recognition of the importance of the Welsh language and the commitment of the staff to learning the language.
Sioned Williams, Sgiliaith, Bilingual Development, Equality and Diversity Manager at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, said,
“We received 32 strong nominations for our ‘Welsh for Staff Awards’ this year and the panel had a challenge choosing the winners - but the 12 individuals who won an award were thoroughly deserving. As the college with the largest bilingual provision in Wales, we fully realise the part we have to pay in supporting the Government's ambition of reaching a million Welsh speakers by 2050”.
She added,
“Our variety of Welsh learning courses for staff - including the Cymraeg Gwaith scheme and an intensive Welsh learning scheme, are a vital element of this work and we will only achieve this ambition by supporting adults to learn and use the language. Congratulations to everyone."
The awards recognise members of staff who have shown a commitment to learning Welsh and who have made good progress with their language skills. The awards also recognise members of staff who are Welsh language Champions, through supporting others with their Welsh and promoting the Welsh language and culture within departments.
The panelists, Aled Jones-Griffith, Principal of Coleg Menai and Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor and Chair of the Panel Iaith, Meggan Lloyd Prys, Sgiliaith Project Management Officer, Siân Pritchard, Professional Welsh Language Tutor and Catrin Jones, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Branch Officer and Bilingualism Development Officer met to judge the 32 nominations received.
The twelve winners were:
Welsh Champion of the Year
Gwyn Arfon Williams, WBL Assessor, Busnes@
Work Welsh Learner of the Year - Management
Sharon Bowker, Executive Director of Corporate Services
Work Welsh Learner of the Year - Academic Staff
Jordan Edwards, Computing & Creative Industries (Coleg Llandrillo)
Mike Garner, Service Industries (Coleg Llandrillo)
Craig Roberts, Creative Arts (Coleg Menai)
Work Welsh Learner of the Year - Support Staff
Julie Roberts, Additional Learning Needs (Coleg Llandrillo/ Glynllifon)
Naomi Moss, Engineering (Coleg Llandrillo)
Gwen Walker, Exams (Coleg Llandrillo)
Janice Johnson, Employer Engagement Training Co-Ordinator (Busnes@)
Work Welsh Learner of the Year - WBL Staff
Elizabeth Wainwright, WBL Assessor (Busnes@)
Cairon Adair, WBL Assessor (Busnes@)
Vikki Owens Griffiths, WBL Assessor (Busnes@)
The success of the winners was celebrated in a ceremony at Coleg Llandrillo’s Rhos-on Sea campus on Wednesday, 1st March, with Aled Jones-Griffith and Dafydd Evans, Chief Executive of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai congratulating them. They were presented with a specially made print by local company ‘Pluen’, in recognition of the importance of the Welsh language and the commitment of the staff to learning the language.
Sioned Williams, Sgiliaith, Bilingual Development, Equality and Diversity Manager at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, said,
“We received 32 strong nominations for our ‘Welsh for Staff Awards’ this year and the panel had a challenge choosing the winners - but the 12 individuals who won an award were thoroughly deserving. As the college with the largest bilingual provision in Wales, we fully realise the part we have to pay in supporting the Government's ambition of reaching a million Welsh speakers by 2050”.
She added,
“Our variety of Welsh learning courses for staff - including the Cymraeg Gwaith scheme and an intensive Welsh learning scheme, are a vital element of this work and we will only achieve this ambition by supporting adults to learn and use the language. Congratulations to everyone."
