NYLT
National Youth Leadership Training
National Youth Leadership Training is an exciting, action-packed program designed for councils to provide youth members with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home troops and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others.
​
The NYLT course centers around the concepts of what a leader must BE, what he must KNOW, and what he must DO. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on HOW TO. The skills come alive during the week as the patrol goes on a Quest for the Meaning of Leadership.
​
NYLT is a six-day course. Content is delivered in a troop and patrol outdoor setting with an emphasis on the immediate application of learning in a fun environment. Interconnecting concepts and work processes are introduced early, built upon, and aided by the use of memory aids, which allows participants to understand and employ leadership skills much faster.
​
What will I get out of NYLT?
-
Experience the top tier of youth leadership training in the council
-
Gain skills you need to lead your patrol, troop, crew, school group, and even your adult leaders
-
Learn team development skills and techniques
-
Build on your Crew or Troop leader training
WHO CAN GO TO NYLT
You can go to NYLT if you meet these nationally-mandated requirements before the start of the course.
Scouts BSA
- Must be a registered member of a Scouting unit.
-
Must have a current BSA Health & Medical Record Form, Parts A, B & C.
-
Must be at least 13 years of age by June 1 of the year you are planning to attend NYLT
-
Scouts BSA members must be 1st Class Rank or higher
-
Completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops
-
Scoutmaster approval
Venturing
- Venturers and Sea Scouts (male and female) must be at least 14 years of age, or 13 years of age and have completed the 8th grade, and fall within the maximum age allowance for their program.
-
It is recommended that they have had at least one year of camping experience. While NYLT is not an outdoor skills course, it is important that each participant have basic camping and outdoor cooking experience.
-
Completed Crew Officer Orientation
-
Completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews
-
Crew Advisor approval
​Completed NYLT Application, with all required signatures, may be submitted when registering online or submitted to the Scout Resource Center.
Required signatures must be submitted in order to participate.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTENDING NYLT
​
In order to attend an NYLT course, a youth must have the following qualifications by the beginning of the course:
-
Must be a registered member of a Scouting unit.
-
Must have a current BSA Health and Medical Record form parts A, B, and C.
-
Scouts BSA members must be at least 13 years of age by June 1 of the year you are planning to attend NYLT and have achieved First Class Rank. They must have completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops.
-
Venturers and Sea Scouts (male and female) must be at least 14, or 13 and have completed eighth grade, and fall within the maximum age allowance for their program. They must have completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews or Ships. It is recommended that they have had at least one year of camping experience. While NYLT is not an outdoor skills course, it is important that each participant have basic camping and outdoor cooking experience.
-
Have a unit leader recommendation.