National Youth Leadership Training
Two Parts (must attend both)
June 30th, 2025 – July 2nd, 2025
July 7th, 2025 – July 9th, 2025
Pouch Scout Camp
National Youth Leadership Training is an exciting, action-packed program designed by Scouting America for councils to use in providing youth members with leadership skills and a training experience they can use in their home units. Many graduates of the course find that the skills they learned at NYLT have assisted them in other life situations demanding leadership of self and others.
NYLT is a six-day course that centers around the concepts of what a leader must BE, what he or she must KNOW, and what he or she must DO. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on HOW TO. The skills come alive during the conference as the teams go on a Quest for the Meaning of Servant Leadership.
Content is delivered in a group and team outdoor setting at Pouch Scout Camp. Indoor sessions take place in Berlin Lodge. An emphasis is placed on immediate application of learning in a fun environment. Interconnecting concepts and work processes are introduced early, built upon and reinforced using memory aids.
Registration for NYLT 2025 is now open
In an effort to make NYLT training available to as many Troops as possible, initial registration will be limited to two scouts per Troop. Additional scouts from the same Troop will be wait-listed and admitted as space permits.
Youth Participant Requirements:
- Be registered in a Scouts BSA Troop, Venture Crew, Varsity Team, or Sea Scout Ship.
- Scouts BSA and Varsity Scouts must be at least First Class Rank and 13 years old but not more than 18 years old at the start of the course
- Venturers and Sea Scouts must be at least 14 years old but not more than 21 years old at start of course
- Must hold a unit leadership position or expect to be in one in the near future.
- Have a recommendation from the Scoutmaster, or Venturing or Sea Scout Adviser.
- Have parental permission to attend.
- Agree to follow the NYLT Code of Conduct, Youth Protection Guidelines, GNYC Camp Rules, Outdoor Code and Scout Oath and Law.
- Have basic camping, cooking and hiking skills.
- Obtain and submit a standard TMR Medical Form with current physical exam upon arrival at the Conference.
- Must commit to and attend the entire course. Because of the team structure used, late arrivals and early departures are not acceptable.
NYLT integrates the best of modern leadership theory with the traditional strengths of the Scouting experience. Through activities, presentations, challenges, discussions, and audio-visual support, NYLT participants will be engaged in a unified approach to leadership that will give them the skill and confidence to lead well.
The “secret” strength of the NYLT conference is that the course is presented by volunteer youth graduates of previous courses who have undergone rigorous training on how to teach the skills they recently learned.
