What is NYLT?
The National Youth Leadership Training Program (NYLT) is Scouting’s premier youth leadership development program. It is offered in Councils throughout the country. NYLT is an intensive, fun, hands-on, & challenging week-long program that combines outdoor adventure & classroom instruction to provide Scouts with experience & tools for becoming great leaders. NYLT focuses on the concepts of what a leader must BE, what a leader must KNOW, & what a leader must DO. Participants learn & develop skills such as:
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Presentation Making
- Team Development
- Working with Adult leaders & Youth in Administrative Areas
- Ethical Decision-Making
These skills learned at NYLT will benefit Scouts not only as youth leaders but in other aspects of their lives.
As part of the NYLT course, Scouts are formed into patrols, then work & camp together at Scoutland for the week. Under the guidance of highly skilled youth staff, participants take part in indoor & outdoor challenges to develop & demonstrate their growing abilities. Activities including geo-caching, pioneering, role-playing, games, patrol competitions, overnight backpacking, & camping are all integrated into the course syllabus to help practice these skills, which come alive as each participant goes on their quest in the meaning of leadership. NYLT participants are asked to commit to applying the leadership skills learned in the context of their own unit, going forward from NYLT.
Who Should Attend NYLT?
Can Venturers Attend NYLT?
Yes! NYLT became considered “program neutral” and appropriate for members of Scout Troops, Venturing Crews, and Sea Scout Ships. Venturers should meet the same requirements in terms of camping experience, leadership potential, and maturity. One course a year will co-ed course, the other course(s) will be male only.
Participants must:
- Be at least 13 years old
- Be at least First Class in rank (or, for Venturers, have an equivalent level of camping and outdoor skills)
- Have Scoutmaster/Crew Advisor approval
- Be willing to behave in accordance with the Scout Oath and Scout Law at NYLT
- Be prepared mentally, emotionally, and physically to handle a week of NYLT
- Be in attendance for the entire period from noon on Day 1 through 3:30 pm on Day 6 of the course.
When is NYLT?
We have two courses we are offering this year:
· 2026 Northeast GA Council NYLT Week 1
May 25, 2026 to May 30
· 2026 Northeast GA Council NYLT Week 2
June 01, 2026 to June 06
How do I sign up for NYLT?
REGISTER ONLINE at: https://www.nega-bsa.org/NYLT