National Youth Leadership Training | Ventura County Council
National Youth Leadership Training
BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS
National Youth Leadership Training, June 21 – June 27, 2026 is an exciting, action-packed program designed for councils to provide youth members with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home troops and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others.
For Participants:
NYLT is a focused, high-energy outdoor experience for Scout BSA Troop/Venturing Crew youth leaders. Participants experience an ideal Troop, experiencing team challenges to understanding their own “Quest for the Meaning of Leadership.” Some leadership skill objectives include:
- Developing team visions
- Goal setting with SMART goals.
- Project planning – 4W’s
- Communication – MaSeR
- Leading EDGE methods
- Conflict Management – EAR
The skills presented at NYLT are like those given in management training at major corporations. Scouts who take NYLT will learn valuable skills that will serve them well in college, trade careers, military service, or future activities as young adults.
Jordan Avello Educator and Master’s degree candidate
“What I can say is that NYLT helped me build a fairly solid foundation for teaching; I feel like it put me way ahead of some of my colleagues in terms of pedagogical strategies and openness to criticism. I’ve used my NYLT skills a few times in the past years to lead myself through challenges and keep myself focused on my vision.”
Karl Gourgue
Account Manager, Large Customer Sales, Google
“NYLT kicked off a decade of explosive growth for me in all areas of life. It ingrained in me a growth mindset that changed how I approach school, sports, and now, my career. Even today in my role at Google, I find myself relying on NYLT principles to drive day-to-day thinking around my work.”
What are the prerequisites for this course?
To attend, participants must hold, or intend to hold, a unit leadership position to be eligible for the course, and satisfy the following requirements:
- Must be a registered member of a Scouting Unit (Troop, Crew, or Ships)
- Have completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for their program (ILST for Troops, ILSC for Crews or ILSS for Ships)
- Scouts BSA participants must be at least 13 and a First-Class Scout
- All participants must have a current BSA Health and Medical Forms Part A, B & C.
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Costs:
- $350 In/out-Council Participant
- $150 Youth Staff
- $200 Staff