Mae llawer o weithgareddau Cynefin yn cynnwys elfen o hyfforddiant a meithrin sgiliau. Yn wir, mae dros 100 o bobl wedi derbyn rhyw fath o hyfforddiant erbyn hyn.  Yng Nghastell-nedd Port Talbot, mae trigolion ystad Fairyland wedi cael hyfforddiant Caru Bwyd Casáu Gwastraff ac wedi cael cynnig cyrsiau coginio sylfaenol. Mae cyrsiau ar gynnal a chadw coedlannau a glannau afonydd, asesu glendid strydoedd, diogelwch tân, trefnu digwyddiadau a bancio amser i gyd wedi’u cynnal yn ardaloedd peilot Cynefin.
Many of the Cynefin activities include an element of training and skills development, with over 100 people having received some form of training as a result. In Neath Port Talbot, residents of the Fairyland estate have had Love Food Hate Waste training and have been offered courses in basic cookery skills.  Training in woodland and riverbank maintenance, assessing street cleanliness, fire safety, event planning and time banking has also been delivered across the Cynefin pilot areas.