Mr Michael Harry Yamson.-Administration of the District Common Fund 

VISION AND NATIONAL DIRECTION

“The new campus at Berekuso is not merely another educational facility; it is a signal of how Ghana must rethink decentralisation, productivity and the practical meaning of opportunity for its young people, women and persons with disabilities.”

ON PURPOSE AND SUBSTANCE

“Groundbreaking ceremonies are often heavy with symbolism and light on substance. This one should be the opposite.”

ON SKILLS AND INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION

“The Berekuso Campus should be seen as a prototype for district-level industrial capability.”

“It is a model for aligning technical education with labour market demand.”

ON PUBLIC FINANCE AND DACF

“Public finance should not merely sustain consumption; it should build capability.”

“The task is therefore to evolve the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) from a mechanism of transfer into an instrument of productivity.”

“Skills policy is therefore macroeconomic policy by another name.”

ON INCLUSION AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

“Inclusion must form part of this architecture.”

“Persons with disabilities remain persistently excluded from labour markets, not for lack of ability but for lack of structured opportunity.”

“Technical and vocational education is one of the most powerful tools we have to translate potential into productivity, independence, and dignity.”

ON INVESTMENT IN INCLUSION

“For this reason, the DACF has increased the allocation to persons with disabilities from 3% to 5% of total disbursements.”

ON SCALE AND IMPACT

“The Berekuso Multi-Skills Campus should be seen as a prototype for district-level industrial capability.”

“If scaled thoughtfully, such models can transform local economies from consumption centres into talent ecosystems.”

CLOSING

“May God bless our homeland Ghana and make our youth industrious, skilled and prosperous.”