Diben y cynllun oedd annog busnesau i gadw'u staff a defnyddio'u capasiti sbâr yn ystod y dirywiad economaidd i hyfforddi staff mewn meysydd a fyddai'n gwella gallu'r busnes i gystadlu pan ddeuai'r adferiad economaidd.
The rationale of the programme was to encourage businesses to retain personnel and use the spare capacity during the economic slowdown as an opportunity to train staff in areas that would improve the capability of the business in readiness for the economic upturn.