Roedd hwn yn ymarfer penodi hynod gystadleuol a ddenodd dros gant o geisiadau.  Er fy mod wrth fy modd gyda safon penodiadau ymgeiswyr, rwy’n dymuno sicrhau bod y Comisiwn yn gallu elwa ar safbwyntiau o’n holl gymunedau yng Nghymru gan gynnwys cymunedau Du, Asiaidd ac Ethnig Leiafrifol. Felly, rwyf wedi penderfynu hysbysebu drachefn ar gyfer penodi aelodau ychwanegol i’r Bwrdd yn ddiweddarach eleni ac, i sicrhau bod y Comisiwn yn gynrychiadol a chynhwysol o ran y sector yng Nghymru, bydd camau gweithredu wedi’u targedu yn cael eu cymryd, gan gynnwys:cydweithio â Black Leadership Group, llais gwrth-hiliaeth yn y sectorau Addysg Uwch ac Addysg Bellach yn y Deyrnas Unedig, ar y broses benodi, gan dynnu rhwystrau tebygol i geisiadau gan unigolion o gefndir ethnig lleiafrifol;cydweithio â’n rhwydweithiau staff ac arweinwyr cydraddoldebau ar y broses benodi i’w gwneud mor eglur â phosibl mai’n ffocws yw gwella amrywiaeth y Bwrdd, wrth sicrhau ein bod yn parhau i gydymffurfio â Chod y Comisiynydd Penodiadau Cyhoeddus; abod yn rhagweithiol wrth annog ceisiadau gan ymgeiswyr o gefndir ethnig lleiafrifol fel rhan o’r broses benodi
This was a highly competitive appointments exercise which attracted over one hundred applications. Whilst I am delighted with the calibre of the appointments, I wish to ensure that the Commission is able to draw on the perspectives from all of our communities in Wales including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. I have therefore decided to readvertise for the appointment of additional Board Members later this year and, to ensure the Commission is both representative and inclusive of the sector in Wales, targeted actions will be taken including:working closely with the Black Leadership Group, the voice of anti-racism in the Further and Higher Education sectors in the UK, on the appointment process, removing potential barriers to applications from ethnic minority candidates;working with our staff networks and equalities leads on the appointments process to make it as clear as possible that our focus is to improve the Board’s diversity whilst ensuring we remain compliant with the Commissioner for Public Appointment’s Code; andproactively encouraging applications from ethnic minority candidates as part of the appointments process.