Kathmandu, July 19
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Jeevan
Ram Shrestha has informed his plan to establish tourism and hotel management academies
in all seven provinces.
The Minister, who reached the office of the Nepal Academy
Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM) at Ravi Bhavan in Kathmandu on Tuesday to
inquire about the various educational programmes and training being conducted
by the institute, said that the services of the academy will be extended to all
seven provinces of the country.
Stating that there is a need to prepare skilled manpower
for the development and expansion of the tourism sector, he emphasised the need
for expanding hotel management and hospitality education and training programmes.
The NATHM is an institute run under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil
Aviation (MoCTCA).
Minister Shrestha expressed his belief that the branches
of the academy will be expanded and put into operation in all provinces and
this will help in the development and expansion of tourism.
According to him, the institute, which is the only
government agency that provides education and training related to hotel
management and hospitality, should provide quality technical education.
He said that branches of the foundation should be
expanded in all provinces in order to produce skilled manpower required for the
tourism industry, to advance high-level educational programmes, training and
research programmes.
In the last fiscal year, branch offices of the foundation
have been established in Jhapa, Mahottari and Banke districts. On the occasion
of his visit to the NATHM, Minister Shrestha took information about the
physical infrastructure of the institution, the quality of education and the
trainings being conducted.
More than 90 per cent of the human resources produced by
the academy are employed. The institution has so far produced 57, 572 skilled
manpower and in the last financial year only about 1500 people have joined the
educational programme at the academy.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 20 July 2021.
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