National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) 

What is NYLT?

National Youth Leadership (NYLT) is a six-day leadership skills course for young adults. The program content is delivered in a troop and patrol outdoor setting with an emphasis on the immediate application of learning in an exciting 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.

Participants learn to use current corporate leadership skills within the framework of the Scout Oath and Scout Law. BSA National carefully developed the NYLT curriculum with input from current corporate trainers, the United States Air Force Academy, and others in the training community. Graduates of this program become leaders in their units as well as leaders in their Districts, Schools, Churches, and Communities. The course is led and taught by some of the best youth leaders in the Grand Canyon Council; all of whom are graduates of the NYLT program and many have staffed multiple courses.

The Council uses NYLT as a comprehensive youth leadership training program that is in support of the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Comprehensive information on NYLT may be found at www.grandcanyonbsa.org/nylt 

In order to attend an NYLT course, youth must meet 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 old by the first day of the course and no older than 17 years old. They must also have completed the Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops and achieved the rank of First Class.
• Venturers and Sea Scouts must be at least 14 years old (or 13 and completed eighth grade) and can be no older than 20 years old. They must have completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews or Ships and have some basic camping experience.
• Have a unit leader recommendation.

Financial Assistance Application

Grand Canyon Council 2025 NYLT Schedule

NYLT Payment Schedule

Summer Session:

• The first payment is a deposit of $150 for participants who sign up before March 26, 2025. This must be paid in order to keep the early bird discount. The remaining balance is due on April 30, 2025. A late fee will be added to each participant not paid in full after April 30, 2025.

Outpost Scoutmasters includes Friday Dinner and Saturday Breakfast.