Michael held his first senior Management position in his career as he was made the Director of the National Youth Authority at Sekyere Central District. He served for 1 year in this capacity before moving on to his next Job. During his time as the NYA District Director, he engaged a lot of youth groups in the district. He held seminars and workshops for these various youth groups, through which some acquired handi Skills to make a living for themselves. He also made sure various youth groups got registered under the NYA to enable them operate properly in accordance with the right regulations and benefit from any policies and initiatives from the National Youth Authority and the government.
One major achievement under his tenure was the facilitation and inauguration of the youth parliament in the Sekyere Central District Which became the 2nd youth parliament to be inaugurated in the Ashanti Region after the Kwadaso youth parliament. He also coordinated, supervised, organized and reported all Youth development related programs.He fostered and ensured Youth empowerment and also ensured preparation of activities and financial reports.