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School of Applied Science and Technology Department of Applied Mathematics
School of Applied Science and Technology Department of Applied Mathematics
A REPORT ON SUPERVISED
INDUSTRAL ATTACHMENT AT GHANA STATISTICAL
SERVICE
TECHIMAN MUNICIPAL OFFICE
PRESENTED BY:
NAME: AGYEMAN DUAH MICHAEL
INDEX №: 04/2012/1914
DECLARATION
STUDENT: AGYEMAN DUAH, MICHAEL
I hereby declare that apart from references hereby acknowledged, this report on the
I.D.: 04/2012/1914D
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This internship programme could not have materialized without acknowledging the divine
I sincerely thank the Management of the Techiman Municipal Assembly, most especially the
E. O. BOATENG, the Municipal Statistician for their unyielding support and advice during the
period of my internship.
My final appreciation also goes to all and sundry who in various forms assisted me directly and
indirectly towards a cherished practical experience of work ethics and the application of learned
PREFACE
The need for an industrial attachment creates the need for any discerning student to create a clear
picture of what he/she has done in the form of writing (a report).
This report contains information which was gathered during my two months of industrial
attachment with Ghana Statistical Service - Techiman
This includes the activities carried out by the Ghana Statistical Service, the activities I
undertook, experience obtained and personal inputs.
CONTENT
-Presentation
-Preface
-Acknowledgement-Dedication.
CHAPTER 1:
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Objectives of the supervisor Industry Attachment
1.2 Benefits to students
CHAPTER 2:
2.0 Brief Profile (History of Ghana Statistical Service)
2.1 Landmarks of statistics Development in Ghana
2.2 Statutory Functions
2.3 Role of Ghana Statistical Service with National Statistical System
2.4 Organisational structure of the Ghana Statistical Service
2.5 History of Techiman Municipal Office (GSS)
2.6 Vision of Ghana Statistical Service
2.7 Mission of Ghana Statistical Service
2.8 Core values
CHAPTER 3:
3.0Job description and duties I was assigned to
3.1 Methodology in Data collection
3.1.1 Observation
3.1.2 Participation
3.1.3 Interviews
3.1.4 Discussions
CHAPTER 4:
4.0 Knowledge / Skills / learning experience acquired
4.1 Professional
4.2 Personally
CHAPTER 5:
5.0 Conclusion and Recommendation
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
The industrial attachment training is an essential component of the curriculum of
attachment programme during which the students are expected to acquire additional
are also exposed to the real world of work and its challenges which will prepare them
This report is the outcome of the seven weeks practical training I had at Ghana Statistical
OFFICER. The duration of the attachment was from 6th January to 14th February 2014
but I ended on 6th of March, 2014. Work begins from 8:00 am and ends at 5:00 pm each
working day.
It is said to be a supervised programme since lecturers from the Polytechnic visit the
students during this period and at the end of the programme to ascertain the success of the
Ø To expose the students to work methods not taught in the Polytechnic and to provide
Polytechnic.
Ø To provide the students with an opportunity to apply knowledge in real work situation
thereby closing the gap between academic work and the actual practice.
Ø To make the transition from school to the world of work smoothly and to enhance student
Ø To enlist and strengthen employers involvement in institutional activities and in the entire
BENEFITS TO STUDENTS
The industrial attachment seek to offer students a practical translation of the theory they
have been taught. It has also got individual benefit of liaising the Polytechnic to the
industries, hence brightening the employment chances of the students in the Polytechnic.
CHAPTER TWO
BREIF PROFILE
in 1891, when the first population census in the country, then called the Gold Coast, was
conducted, several decades hence, in 1948, after the end of World War II, the office of
the Government Statistician was established. The functions of the office continued to
evolve and, in 1961, the office of the Government Statistician was expanded and renamed
In 1985, the Provisional National Defense Council passed the Statistical Service Law
135, which established the Ghana Statistical Service as part of the Ghana Public Service.
· 1948 – Office of the Government Statistician (OGS) established as a service agency
· 1961 – Office of the Government Statistician expanded and renamed Central Bureau of
Statistics under the Ministry of Finance (Statistics Act, 1961 Act 37);
· 1985 - /The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) was set up as part of the public services of
Statutory Functions
Under the Statistics Service Law 1985 (Law 135), GSS is an autonomous body with a
The role of the Ghana Statistical Service is broadly defined as being responsible for the
The core functions of GSS remain almost identical to that of its predecessor, the CBS
· Advised Government and all stakeholders on all matters relating to statistical
information
· Conduct statistical surveys, including the population census in Ghana; and
In the course of performing its core functions, the following conditions, which existed
· Penalty application to any one (individual / institution) refusing to cooperate with GSS
· Some statistical works, which continue to be carried out within other MDA’s, will
The GSS has been consistent in performing its functions as required by law, and over the
years, it has demonstrated its ability to provide a wide range of official statistics that
serve the needs of individuals, organizations, development partners and the government.
Unlike in some countries where the National Statistical System (NSS) is defined by a
dissemination and use of official statistics, the NSS in Ghana is not explicitly mentioned
instruments that established and gave legal backing to the successive central statistical
agencies in the country to produce official statistics the central statistical agency, i.e., the
Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and subsequently GSS is not only given the mandate
for the production and dissemination of official statistics in Ghana, but is also required to
coordinate and collaborate with MDA’s and other organizations that produce official
statistic. Hence, the NSS in Ghana includes all MDA’s responsible for gathering
statistical data through surveys or administrative action as well as suppliers of
The GSS is the key public agency responsible for producing official statistics in the
country. It is also tasked to provide the coordinating mechanism within the NSS to
ensure that data and resources can be shared between development sectors effectively and
efficiently. The GSS and the MDA’s, either independently or collaboratively, have been
producing statistics and indicators in several broad areas. The MDA’s produce statistical
data mainly in the areas that are in line with their mandates; while the GSS,
all the broad areas. The mandate of GSS also extends to dissemination of other critical
statistical data in defined under the Ghana Statistical Service Law of 1985. The outcome
constituent stakeholders, namely the producers of statistics on the one hand and the other
groups of users, suppliers, and providers of statistics, as well as the research and training
institutions.
Coordination the NSS within the current arrangement has presented practical difficulties
for GSS. The statistical data that is independently produced, either by the GSS or the
MDA’s are packaged and released independently, resulting in duplications, and often
inconsistencies, in some of the data. The GSS takes particular exception to these
has 10 Regional Offices headed by Regional Statisticians. Currently, GSS has offices in
the remaining districts over the next five years, in line with the Ghana Government’s
decentralization process.
Economic Statistics Division has three sections – the National Accounts Statistics, Price
Industry and Trade Division has four sections – Trade, Industrial, Agricultural and
Social Statistics Division has five sections, Culture and Tourism, Education, Crime and
Demographic Statistics Division has two Sections and a specialized unit – Vital
and Social Analytical Studies, Welfare Measurement and Monitoring, and Statistical
Statistical Coordination and Capacity Building Division has two sections – the
Statistical Policy Planning and Coordination and Capacity Building and Regional Offices
sections.
Information Technology Division has four sections – the Data Processing, Data
Systems and Application Development, Data Storage Archival and Retrieval, and
and Maintenance, and Transport sections. The Division provides support services to
Finance and Property Division is a support division made up of two sections – stores
and Accounts.
The Specialised Units are GhanaInfo, Project Monitoring, Audit, Procurement and
Protocol. These specialized units are under the office of the Government Statistician,
The department was created to help gather information in the municipality, its environs
and the country as a whole. It has been headed by three directors namely, Mr. Kwame
Sakyi, Mr. Andrews Ankomah and currently Mr. E. O. Boateng (Municipal Statistician)
to determine the form and nature of statistics to be collected and report on, promote the
effective use of statistics and stimulate research activities in all fields of statistics and
The services of the Statistical Service also collect primary data on prices of goods and
services on some selected products and services for the Consumer Price Index for the
calculation of inflation rate of the municipality and the country. This data is collected in
bodies, research institutions and private individuals by satisfying their data needs.
The Statistical Service Department is also responsible for keeping of statistical data about
VISION
GSS will be the country’s leader in the production of official statistics, providing
MISSION
The GSS is committed to effectively and effectively collect, compile, evaluate and
disseminate quality statistical data, consistent with international accept methodology and
standards. The relevant statistical data will be promptly made available to the board
spectrum of public and private stakeholders, for the purposes of good governance and
initiatives.
GSS will provide strategic leadership and coordination in the development and use of
CORE VALUES
Our core values are essential to achieving high performance levels and as a result, we are
· Professionalism
· Integrity
· Accountability
· Relevance
CHAPTER THREE
The expectation that the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) will make District-specific
Socio-economic data available while at the same time facilitating the capacity building of
the District Assemblies to manage their own statistical requirement is paramount. District
Statistical Offices are the responsibility of Regional Offices of the GSS, which are
present in all the 10 Administrative Regions of the country. Each District office is
The Techiman Municipal Statistical Office amongst other core duties or assignment is to
collect, compile and mange data collected from the Consumer Price Index data and
Product Price Index from selected shops/outlets, the main market centre and other service
institutions.
On my arrival, I was warmly welcomed by the Municipal Statistician in the person of
Mr. Emmanuel Owusu Boateng. I was then introduced to the Assistant Director IIA
(Administration), Mr. Amoako Adams and the Head of Human Resource Unit, Miss
Mercy Konadu. I was oriented on the rules and regulations on collection and management
I started with the calculation of averages for the previous data collected for Consumer
visit selected shops/outlets, market centre and other government and private institutions
to collect monthly data on selected goods and service pertaining to prevailing prices for
After the collection of the data, I entered it into the computer and after analyzing the data
with the Municipal Statistician, copies are made after which is sent to the Regional
Office. I also edited the questionnaire thus; outlets which do not have items (Products) or
do not deal with the assigned product were replaced with either new outlets or new
products.
Statistical Officer in his absence and also to accompany him. I was also asked to write
institutions and private individuals (clients) and dispatching of official letters to selected
institutions to allow us to collect data from them were also duties that were performed by
me.
methods.
OBSERVATION
This method was used to study some of the activities that go on in the Municipal Office
of GSS.
PARTICIPATION
This method was used to acquire knowledge on the use of computer software, data entry
INTERVIEWS
Interaction is a very strong method for gathering information, and hence some
information and clarification of certain information was done using this method.
Specifically, the activities undertaken by GSS are gathered through this method.
DISCUSSION
This method was employed to gather some of the activities going on in the real world by
GSS.
CHAPTER FOUR
KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / LEARNING EXPERIENCE ACQUIRED
Professionally, I had the opportunity to practically feel some of the academic work I
acquired from school during the attachment programme. Examples are Questionnaire
fatigue; leading to physical and verbal abuse, Respect for the privacy of others and the
the computer to clients cannot be over emphasized. Also, I learnt that, statistical agencies
principles, on the methods and procedures for the collection, processing, storage and
presentation of statistical data. As the Municipal Statistician use to say; “Fake facts and
(respondents) and top officials paved some social contacts for me. Good friends were
made, efforts to understand people and ability to use and manipulate electronic gadgets.
CHAPTER FIVE
In conclusion, the supervised industrial attachment of the Polytechnic gives students the
opportunity to apply knowledge in real work, exposing students to work methods not taught in
the Polytechnic and provide access to products equipment not available in the Polytechnic as
quantified. The attachment has made me gain some practical knowledge and experiences in my
field of study (statistics) as well as enriching me with the interaction with the business world. It
has also instilled in me some more integrity especially punctuality, being submissive to and
taking the views of superiors, more tolerant, respectful and hardworking, the programme should
Since the experience for these few weeks was enormous I recommend that:
Ø The attachment is very beneficial to students as it assists them to blend academic work with that of
Ø The periods for the attachment should be increased, that is to say; the Third Trimester Field
Practical Programme should be legally amended if not completely given way to the Practical
Ø Since the attachment is a supervised programme, visiting supervisors should please visit students