National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)
What is NYLT?
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is an exciting, action-packed program designed to provide youth leaders with skills and experience in leadership that they can use in their home unit and their everyday life.
The course is conducted under the auspices of the Baltimore Area Council Training Committee using the latest national BSA-developed National Youth Leadership Training syllabus and parallels the Wood Badge training for adults.
What is the purpose?
The NYLT course 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 week as the patrol goes on a Quest for the Meaning of Leadership.
Course Design
NYLT is a six-day course designed to represent a month in the life of a model Scout Troop. Content is delivered in a troop and patrol outdoor setting with an emphasis on immediate application of learning in a fun environment. Interconnecting concepts and work processes are introduced early, built upon, through the use of memory aids, allowing youth to understand and employ leadership skills much faster.
Toolbox of Leadership Skills
- Vision – Goals – Planning: Creating a picture of future success
- SMART Goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely
- Planning and Problem Solving: What, How, When, Who
- Assessment Tool: SCC – Start, Stop Continue
- Teaching EDGE: Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, Enable
- Stages of Team Development: Forming Storming, Norming, Performing
- Conflict Resolution Tool: EAR – Express, Address, Resolve
- Making Ethical Decisions: Right vs Wrong, Right vs Right, Trivial
- Communication: MaSeR – Message, Sender, Receiver
- Valuing People: Rope – Reach Out, Organize, Practice, Experience
Eligibility
Scouts BSA
- Must be 13 years of age and have not reached their 18th birthday, a First Class Scout, completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops, have the recommendation of their Scoutmaster.
Venturer/Sea Scout
- Must be at least 14 years old, completed Crew Officers Orientation and Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews of Introduction to Leadership Skills for Ships, have the recommendation of the Crew/Ship Advisor.
*All youth must complete a current BSA Annual Medical Examination (Parts A, B & C)
NYLT 2023 – 1
April 28 – 30, 2023 and May 19 – 21, 2023
5:30PM on Friday thru 3:00PM on Sunday
(both weekends)
You must attend all times and dates listed above to successfully complete the course.
Cost: To attend this two weekend course the cost is $250 when paid in full before March 15th. After this date, the cost is $275.
Costs include all NYLT neckerchief/hat/patch, camping fees, meals, notebook, and training materials required for the course. Uniforms, tents, and personal equipment are provided by each participant.
For more information, contact Kelli Geist at NYLTSpring.BSA.BAC@gmail.com
NYLT 2023 – 2
Sept 22 – 24, 2023 and Nov 3 – 5, 2023
5:30PM on Friday thru 3:00PM on Sunday
(both weekends)
You must attend all times and dates listed above to successfully complete the course.
Cost: To attend this two weekend course the cost is $250 when paid in full before August 14th. After this date, the cost is $275.
Costs include all NYLT neckerchief/hat/patch, camping fees, meals, notebook, and training materials required for the course. Uniforms, tents, and personal equipment are provided by each participant.
For more information, contact Jon Bealer at NYLTFall.BSA.BAC@gmail.com