National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)

National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is an exciting, action-packed program designed to provide youth with leadership skills and experience that they can apply within their home units and in other situations requiring leadership of self and others.

NYLT is a six-day course that emphasizes hands-on learning in a fun, engaging environment. Through a blend of activities, presentations, challenges, discussions, and games, participants will develop confidence and leadership abilities while working together as a team.  The course content is designed to build leadership concepts progressively, using practical exercises to reinforce learning. Participants embark on a Quest for the Meaning of Leadership, which brings the leadership lessons to life as they apply their skills throughout the course.

NYLT courses are limited to 48 participants. 
Each unit may send up to 2 youth. 

To attend, participants must hold, or intend to hold, a unit leadership position to be eligible for the course, and satisfy the following requirements:

Must be a registered member of a Scouting unit.

Scouts BSA members (male and female) must be at least 13. They must have completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops and earned the First Class rank before attending NYLT.

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.

Not be 18 years old before the last day of the course if Scouts BSA or 21 years old if a Venturer or Sea Scout.

Once registered, the Scout’s Unit Leader will need to email a recommendation letter to the Course Director. Please use this form.

Scouts will need to provide a current Annual Health and Medical Record Form (BSA 680-001 Parts A, B, and C) including a physician’s signature.

Scouts will need to provide proof that they completed their ILST/C/S for their respective Unit type.

Participants are required to wear the Field Uniform for their position in Scouting during the course. (Tan Scouts BSA, Green Venturing, or Blue Sea Scouts)

Participants need to attend a brief orientation before the course.

Each participant must attend the course in its entirety and may not arrive late or leave early. If the participant is asked to leave camp early, no refund will be granted.