Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management

The Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism & Hotel Management (SLITHM) is the only Government approved premier Institute in Sri Lanka, which was established by the Government in 1964 to train young men and women in the complex field of Hospitality and Travel Industry, and is managed by The Ministry of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs. Further, in order to facilitate students island-wide, provincial schools have been set up in Anuradhapura, Bandarawela, Pallekelle, Koggala, Ratnapura, and Kurunegala. Over the years SLITHM has fine-tuned its programmes to meet the specific needs of Sri Lankas and Asia's changing industry wide market needs and new schemes of training are introduced frequently with opportunities to specialize in industry specific areas. The scheme allows students to be more flexible in the choice of training and provides multiple entry – exit points. It also recognizes prior learning, which benefits those who have gained hands on experience in the i...

  The National Diploma in Hospitality Management offered by SLITHM is a 3 year program spreading across six semesters. This diploma focuses on both hospitality and hotel management training which upon successful completion will help you find employment in the hotel industry locally as well as internationally. Qualifications are increasingly sought after in the hospitality and tourism industry and this diploma will put you on the fast-track to a career in junior management level job in the hospitality industry with a view of developing further through higher level educational programs. Examinations are conducted on a semester basis for this course. The Course consists of six (06) semesters, with an internship of six (06) months on completion the fourth (04th ) semester. The duration of a semester is 16 weeks including examination days from 01st – 04th semesters. Semesters 05th & 06th consist of 20 week durations each including examinations at the end of each semester. The course...

  Address:     No. 78, Galle Road,Colombo 03, Sri Lanka. Telephone :  +94112382211-313/315 Fax :   +94 112382219