National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)

National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is the premier youth leadership development course for the Boy Scouts of America within the Longhorn Council. NYLT is a six-day or two-weekend course that integrates the best of modern leadership theory with the traditional strengths of the Scouting experience. NYLT participants will participate in activities, presentations, challenges, and discussions that will give them the skills and confidence to lead well. Through a wide range of activities, events, games, and adventures, NYLT participants will work and play together as they put into action the best that Scouting has to offer.

Participant Requirements:

If you are attending as a participant, you must:

• 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 members must be 13 years of age and fall within the maximum age allowance for their program registration. They must be ranked a First Class Scout or higher and have completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops. 
• Venturers and Sea Scouts 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 has basic camping and outdoor cooking experience. 
• A unit leader recommendation.  

Important Note: A maximum of 5 Scouts from the same unit may attend the same NYLT course.  In the case when a Scout is dual registered (in both a Scouts BSA Troop and in a Venture Crew or Ship), the primary registration will be considered.

Join our NYLT Staff:

• Staff Application- Adult
• Staff application- Youth
• NYLT Scholarship request

Upcoming Course Details:

NYLT 228: Spring Course
Sid Richardson Scout Ranch
March 10-15, 2024
Course Director: Gary Payne

NYLT 229: Summer Course
Sid Richardson Scout Ranch
July 8-13, 2024
Course Director: Chris Blocher

NYLT 230: Winter Course
Sid Richardson Scout Ranch
December 26-31, 2024
Course Director: Brian Moon