National Youth Leadership Training is an exciting, action-packed week-long course designed for councils to provide youth members with leadership skills and experiences they can use in their home troops and in other situations demanding leadership of self and to others. The youth will learn methods, skills, and gain experiences that will help them become better leaders. The course centers around the concepts of what a leader must be, what he/she must know, and what he/she must do - with a clear focus on how to accomplish all this and learn the Meaning of Leadership.

Scholarships are available for in-council Scouts. Emai Michael.Korcheck@scouting.org for more info.

Requirements:

Must be a registered member of a Scouting unit

Must have a current BSA Annual Health and Medical Record form parts A, B, and C

Scouts BSA participants

Must be 13 years of age and within the maximum age allowance for their program registration

Must be ranked a First Class Scout or higher 

Completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops.

Venturers and Sea Scouts participants

Must be at least 14, or 13 and have completed eighth grade, and fall within the maximum age allowance for their program. 

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.

A unit leader recommendation - can be an email.