13th October 2026
Parliament Buildings, Belfast BT4 3ST, UK
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Social Enterprise NI continue as secretariat for the All-Party Group for Social Enterprise, a means of informing decision makers on the work of the sector and providing the forum for lobbying and constructive discussion on policy.
Our quarter 3 meeting is Tuesday 13th October 2026 at Parliament Buildings.
Whilst our plan is to open this to all members, we are restricted in this instance by the size of the room and have a limited number of observer places available.
At this meeting we will going through Manifesto ask that Social Enterprise NI have , which we like to see all parties and MLAs not only endorse and include in their own party manifesto, but ensure that they critical needs of the sector are brought forward and become instrumental in the next programme for government.
These asks come from evidence gathered via two recent reports developed by SENI for the Department for the Economy over the last two years via the work programme.
Barriers to Skills Report
Skills Shortages in the social enterprise sector
Register to attend and be part of the discussion backing up the evidence of the needs in the sector.
Our 5 Key Asks
1. Call for long term policy and funding for the sector
2. Invest in People: A Workforce Skills Strategy for the sector
3. Reform commissioning & procurement to reflect real costs
4. Fund capacity, not just activity
5. Recognise and champion social enterprise as a key driver
If you would like to attend please register below ASAP to confirm your interest.
Please note We will get back to confirm your attendance however spaces will be extremely limited for this meeting, but we will try to facilitate as many as possible, if not at this meeting then in subsequent meetings.
If you have any further questions please contact : catherine@socialenterpriseni.org
Social Enterprise NI continues to lobby with other political parties on your behalf. Details about other networking opportunities will be shared in due course.
Thank you for your support of Social Enterprise NI