National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)

National Youth Leadership Training is an exciting, action-packed program designed for councils to provide youth members with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home troops and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others.

The NYLT course centers around the concepts of what a leader must BE, what a leader must KNOW, and what a leader 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 presented through activities, presentations, challenges, discussions, and audio-visual support.

In order to attend a NYLT course, a youth must have 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 (male and female) must be at least 13, with First Class Rank.
• 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.
• Have a unit leader recommendation.

You must download, complete and email the following documents by May 15th, 2025 to the course director @ jtruby@swilp.com:

• Approval of Parent or Guardian 
• Unit Leader Approval

After you register, you will receive the following via email:

• A packing list
• Map to camp
• Early arrival details
• Medical Form (to be hand delivered to Medical Officer on site)
• Other useful information

NYLT Code of Conduct

On my honor as a Scout, I promise that I will faithfully live according to the Scout Oath and Scout Law during NYLT. I will follow the camp rules, listen and obey the staff, and participate in all programs in which I am able. If I have any problems I will go to a staff member. If I don't feel comfortable talking with him/her, I will go to an Adult Staff Member. I will not humiliate my felllow scouts in any way. I will not destroy or break any camp or personal property. I will show respect to all staff members, as well as my fellow participants. I will in turn receive respect. I will follow all the rules of the Boy Scouts of America. I understand that failure to follow these rules may be cause for me to be removed from the course and my parents having to pick me up.

Arriving on Sunday Night

Participants may arrive at the course on the evening of Sunday, June 8th, between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. If your youth will be arriving early, you will need to pay an additional $5 for Monday mornings breakfast. Sunday dinner will not be provided and therefore youth will need to be fed prior to being dropped off. 

Participant Banquet:

There will be a Participant Banquet on Saturday, June 14th, 2025, at 5 p.m. to celebrate all the hard work and learning the participants have accomplished throughout the week at NYLT. Parents/Guardians are encouraged to attend and celebrate with us. If you would like to attend, there will be a cost of $20 per person (participant's banquet ticket is included in the course fee!)