Nepal Academy of Tourism, Hotel and Mountaineering, formerly named as 'Nepal Academy of Tourism & Hotel Management (NATHM)', has a history of four decades of services in Nepalese Tourism & Hotel Management Education. Established by the Government of Nepal in 1972, the academy was merged with Nepal Mountain Academy (NMA).
The academy was established with the technical assistance of UNDP/ILO with the aim of producing a skilled workforce required by the hospitality and tourism industry. NATHM was formerly known as HMTTC. Since its inception, the Academy has played a crucial role in developing the human resources for this industry with the aim of enhancing the level of quality in tourism and hospitality services. It has been providing craft and supervisory-level skill-oriented training to cater to the demands of this particular sector. This pioneer institution id renowned for generating a qualified workforce for the ever-increasing demands of the Hospitality & Tourism Sector.
The Academy is guided by the Board of Directors chaired by Secretary of Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation including the representatives of Hotel Association of Nepal (HAN), Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA), Ministry of Finance, Trekking Agents Association of Nepal (TAAN) and National Planning Commission (NPC), Department of Labor and Employment Promotion. It also has a strong support from the government and donor agencies.
As the industry has grown rapidly over the past decades, the need for professionally trained higher-level manpower has increased day by day. The Academy, in consultation with the industry, has launched the three-year Bachelor in Hotel Management (BHM) Course from 1999 and three years Bachelor in Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM) Course from September 2003 in affiliation with Tribhuvan University to fulfil the needs of supervisory level manpower in the hospitality and tourism industry.
NATHM is proud to announce that it has produced more than 26,000 (basic, supervisory and managerial level) workforces for the tourism and hospitality industry. Different studies show that among the people trained here; approximately 90% are employed in their respective areas. In addition, Nepalese hospitality professionals are highly demanded in the global market. Products of NATHM are placed in the foreign hospitality industries mainly in Europe, America, Australia and Dubai. Therefore, it is necessary for NATHM to increase its role in the competitive environment to meet the needs of the industry and the education sector.
