What is NYLT?

National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is a fun, six-day camp where Scouts learn real leadership skills. Scouts live and work together in patrols, just like a Troop, and practice what they learn through hands-on activities and challenges. 

The course teaches teamwork, communication, and decision-making skills using lessons designed by Scouters with help from business and military trainers. Everything is taught through the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

NYLT is led by experienced youth who have already completed the course. Scouts who finish NYLT return home more confident, responsible, and ready to lead in their Troop, school, and community. 

The NYLT program is 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 

Required qualifications:

• 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 (ILST) 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 (ILST) for Crews or Ships and have some basic camping experience.
• Have a unit leader recommendation.

Financial Assistance Application

2025 NYLT Schedule