Boy Scouts of America® Tuscarora Council

National Youth Leadership Training

April 25-27, 2025  &  May 16-18, 2025
This Course is open to Scouts BSA, Explorers, Sea Scouts & Venturers 

What is NYLT? The National Youth Leadership Training Course is a six-day outdoor experience for youth leaders in support of the Unit Leader’s responsibility for training the Unit’s youth leaders. It is conducted by the Tuscarora Council’s Training Committee using a syllabus published by the Boy Scouts of America. Scouting recognizes that Unit Leaders have the responsibility of training their own youth leaders. The purpose of the National Youth Leadership Training Course is not to assume the Unit Leader’s role, but to support it. This course is very similar to the Wood Badge training for adults. 
 
Purpose: The training of youth leaders in the Unit is important in helping individual Scouts, Venturers, and their Units grow. The Boy Scouts of America has developed a six-day training experience, the National Youth Leadership Training Course (NYLT) that has proven valuable in the training of youth leaders. The course will stress the skills of leadership that will make youth leaders more effective in their Unit leadership positions. The skills taught will build upon and reinforce the Unit Leader’s leadership development of the youth and directly benefit the Unit’s program. 
 
More importantly, the Scout or Venturer will be exposed to living skills that will allow them to become a successful leader in any organization. This course will provide the youth with the tools needed to develop to his or her full leadership potential. 
 
Qualifications: Scouts BSA members who participate in the course must be at least a First Class Scout and 13 years old (but not yet 18), having completed ILST and have been recommended by their unit leader. Venturers and Sea scouts must be at least 14 years old (or 13 and completed 8^th grade), no older than 20 years old and must have completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews or Ships. It is important that the Scout has camping, cooking, and hiking skills.

Course Dates: 

Weekend One
5:00pm Friday April 25, 2025 to 
5:00pm Sunday April 27, 2025

Weekend Two
5:00pm Friday May 16, 2025 to 
5:00pm Sunday May 18, 2025

Full participation for both weekends is required to complete the course. Please arrive on time in order to keep the program on schedule. 
 
Participant Fees: The cost to attend is $225.00. A $50.00 deposit is required upon your initial registration and full payment is due no later than March 28, 2025. Deposits are non-refundable but are transferrable.
 
All registrations must be completed online by 5:00pm. on Friday, March 28, 2025. 
 

With questions please contact –
Course Director: Jim Chandler at 919-398-0105 or fychandler@gmail.com
Staff Advisor: Brandon Lanning at 919-734-1714 or Brandon.Lanning@Scouting.org