National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is an intense, week-long youth-oriented leadership training experience for Scouts BSA, Sea Scouts, and Venturers.  Highly qualified youth staff, under the supervision of adult advisors, will teach participants the concepts of what a leader must BE, what a leader must KNOW, and what a leader must DO.  Participants will learn and practice valuable leadership skills they can use in Scouting and beyond.  Through a blend of activities, presentations, challenges, discussions, and games, participants will develop confidence and leadership abilities while working together as a team.

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.