Ym mis Mawrth ar ôl pleidlais gan y Cynulliad, gwnes Reoliadau a roddodd rôl newydd i Gyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru (CCAUC) i gymeradwyo a gorfodi’r cynlluniau ffïoedd a gyflwynir gan sefydliadau yng Nghymru sy’n derbyn arian cyhoeddus ar gyfer addysg uwch.  Bydd sefydliadau’n cael codi ffi dysgu o hyd at £9,000 y flwyddyn ar gyfer cyrsiau addysg uwch o 2012/13, ond er mwyn cael gwneud hynny, bydd yn rhaid iddynt ddangos eu hymrwymiad i hyrwyddo addysg uwch a i gydraddoldeb mynediad at addysg uwch.  Bydd sefydliadau sydd am godi ffi dysgu sy’n uwch na’r swm sylfaenol o £4,000 ar gyfer cyrsiau gradd amser llawn yn gorfod cyflwyno’u cynlluniau ffïoedd i CCAUC eu cymeradwyo.  Rwy’n disgwyl i CCAUC greu trefniadau cadarn ar gyfer asesu cynnwys ac ansawdd cynlluniau ffïoedd.
In March, I made Regulations, following a vote by the Assembly, which established a new role for the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) in approving and enforcing fee plans submitted by institutions in Wales in receipt of public funding for higher education. Institutions will only be able to charge tuition fees for higher education courses up to £9,000 per annum from 2012/13, if they can demonstrate a commitment to promoting higher education and equality of access to higher education.  Those institutions which wish to charge tuition fees above the basic amount of £4,000 for full-time undergraduate courses must submit their fee plans to HEFCW for approval. I expect HEFCW to operate a robust assessment of the content and quality of institutional fee plans.