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Concordia is a unique social partnership which brings together the local business, agricultural, trade union and voluntary sectors in Northern Ireland. Its aim is to drive forward social and economic development for the benefit of the whole community by becoming more outward looking and by achieving long term sustainability.
Concordia has been in existence since 1995, having initially come together through a loose arrangement on the development of Peace I. The social partners have subsequently acted together on a range of issues to provide a stronger more united voice for civil society in Northern Ireland. The bodies which make up Concordia realised that they needed a resource for supporting the representatives of the various social partners active in partnerships across Northern Ireland. Coupled with the recognition that there were a number of issues of common concern, it became clear that there was a need to adopt a more cohesive approach to both local problem solving and liasion with government and the European Union. From this the project ‘Partnership for Progress’ was initiated.
The project ran from July 2003 - December 2006.
To find out more about Concordia; how we evolved, our achievements to date and our plans for the future please click here
For a more in-depth look at international models of social partnership and to examine the impact of Concordia`s current social partnership model on mainstream governance structures here please click here
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Through `Partnership for Progress` Concordia :
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