Youth Training
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is Scouting America’s premier youth leadership experience. This exciting, action-packed, week-long course helps Scouts develop the skills and confidence to lead in their troops, crews, and everyday life. Participants learn and practice communication, planning, teamwork, and servant leadership through hands-on challenges and outdoor adventures. NYLT builds leaders who live by the Scout Oath and Law and inspire others to do the same.
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 Annual 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.
Den Chief Training
Den Chief Training prepares Scouts to take on one of the most rewarding youth leadership roles in Scouting—serving as a mentor and helper to a Cub Scout den. In this fun and interactive course, participants learn how to assist den leaders, plan activities, and be positive role models for younger Scouts. Den Chiefs play a vital role in linking Cub Scouting and Scouts BSA while strengthening their own leadership and teaching skills.