National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)

NYLT Vision:

"To provide youth with the information and knowledge they need to become successful leaders not just in scouting, but in life."

The course models a typical month in a scouting unit and reinforces a youth-led, adult-guided model. During the week long course (Sunday afternoon till Friday night), NYLT participants are engaged in a unified approach to leadership 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.

Please encourage the youth leaders of your crew or troop to consider attending this leadership development training.

What do we do at NYLT?

Sessions during the course:

• Communicating
• Leading Yourself
• Finding Your Vision
• Ethics and Values in Decision Making
• Setting Your Goals
• Diversity and Valuing People
• Planning
• Solving Problems
• Resolving Conflicts
• Developing Your Team
• Embracing and Leading Change
• Servant Leadership
• Scouting EDGE
• Resilience

Requirements: 

• First Class Scout
• 13 Years Old Minimum as of June 1, 2025 
• Annual Health and Medical Record (Scout Medical from camp), #680-001parts A, B, & C
• Unit Leader’s Approval

*Class size for NYLT is limited to 48 participants.

Contact:

For more information, contact Rachel Moll at bsacnylt@gmail.com.

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National Youth Leadership Training Leadership Academy

The NYLT Leadership Academy trains youth staff to be top-notch presenters, evaluators, and leaders of their councils’ National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) courses. This intensive one-week course will improve course (NYLT) knowledge and problem-solving skills, which will help them run world-class NYLT programs.

National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE)

National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience is an exciting program that enhances leadership skills and expands upon the team-building and ethical decision-making skills learned in NYLT. NAYLE emphasizes leadership, teamwork, and selfless service, and uses the core elements of NYLT to help youth internalize and strengthen these skills. The National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience course is available at Philmont and The Summit. The material presented is basically the same at both venues but is site-specific.

Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST)

The purpose of the ILST course is to teach Scouts with leadership positions about their new roles and how to most effectively reach success in that role. It is intended to help Scouts in leadership positions within their troop understand their responsibilities and to equip them with organizational and leadership skills to fulfill those responsibilities. ILST is the first course in the series of leadership training offered to Scouts and is a replacement for Troop Leadership Training. Completion of ILST is a prerequisite for Scouts to participate in the more advanced leadership courses National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) and the National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE). 

View The ILST Syllabus (July 2018)

Troop Position Description Cards

Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews (ILSC)

The Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews Course (ILSC) has been created to help Venturers learn and practice the attitudes and skills that good leaders demonstrate. The course is a series of lessons divided into three modules: Leading Self, Leading Others, and Leading Crews. The syllabus contains six and a half hours of instruction, but a course length may vary depending on facilitators’ choice of games, the content chosen for more extensive discussion, and the needs of the crew.

 Completion of ILSC is a prerequisite for Venturers to participate in the more advanced leadership courses, such as, National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), and National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE).

The 2021 Revision of Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews (ILSC) instructor-led course includes the following major changes:

• This version of ILSC was reviewed by the NYLT task force to ensure that it was compatible with the new NYLT syllabus
• Course format revised to make it easier to read online or as a downloaded document.
• EDGE is now referred to as Scouting EDGE to align with NYLT during the Team Development session.
• Leadership tied to the Venturing motto “Lead the Adventure”
• Venturing terminology updated
• Vision session revised to align with NYLT “Start with Why” (reference to mission statement eliminated).
• Distinction between delegating and tasking added to the session on delegating.
• Session on calendaring (time management) added
• Session on keeping the crew on task added
• New games/activities with options added (a few activities were “retired”).
• Feedback from Venturers included as sidebars.

View The ILSC Syllabus (NEW 12/3/21)

Welcome to Den Chief Training

Scouts wishing to become den chiefs need to take this course. The module identifies den chief responsibilities and tasks, and describes the den chief’s relationship to the adult den leaders and how that relates to the den chief’s activities with the den. After finishing the training, den chief candidates receive their certificate of completion.

Den Chief Facilitated and Online Training

Venturing Goal Setting & Time Management Training Module

Below is the instructor’s guide for the Venturing Goal Setting and Time Management Training Module. This course will provides a fun, interactive learning experience in learning Time Management in a in a 3 ½ hour time period. The presentation of this module can be split up to accommodated to meet the needs of the crew. Completing this training module will fulfills the Venturing Discovery Award requirement for the goal setting-time management training course.

Goal-Setting and Time Management for Venturing Crews Facilitator Guide

Mentoring for Venturing

Below is the instructor’s guide for the Mentoring for Venturing. This course will provides a interactive learning experience on Mentoring in a in a 2 hours. The presentation of this module can be split up to accommodated to meet the needs of the crew. Completing this training module will fulfills the Venturing Summit Award requirement for the Mentoring training course.

Mentoring for Venturing Crews Facilitator Guide

Venturing Project Management

This training is designed to prepare Venturers to effectively manage projects. It leads them through each essential step, including initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing.

Project Management for Crews Facilitator Guide