National Youth Leadership Training
June 24th - June 30th
The NYLT Course
National Youth Leadership Training is a weeklong training course that provides youth leaders with an opportunity to
enhance their leadership skills while living by the Scout Oath and Law, in an exciting outdoor environment. Scouts who earn
the NYLT shield are prepared to meet the challenges ahead and are better prepared to work with adult leaders.
To be eligible to attend, a scout must meet the following requirements:
- Be currently registered as a member of the Boy Scouts of America who has attended long-term Boy Scout camp for a minimum of two years.
- Be FIRST CLASS rank or higher.
- Be the minimum age of 12 years old.
- Be a member of a troop whose Scoutmaster has completed the adult Boy Scout Leader Basic Training course.
- Be a current or prospective youth leader recommended by his Scoutmaster
For many years, junior leader training (JLT) was an important part of the leadership training continuum of BSA local councils throughout America. In 2003 and 2004, a task force of leadership experts and hundreds of Scouts in pilot courses across the nation reviewed and tested every aspect of the new NYLT syllabus, which incorporates the latest leadership ideas and presents fresh, vital and meaningful training for today’s Scouts.
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 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 the leadership skills much faster.
Built on the legacy of past JLT successes, the new NYLT integrates the best of modern leadership theory with the traditional strengths of the Scouting experience. Through activities, presentations, challenges, discussions, and audio-visual support, NYLT participants will be engaged in a unified approach to leadership that will give them the skill and confidence to lead well. Through a wide range of activities, games, and adventures, participants will work and play together as they put into action the best Scouting has to offer.
