Presentation on Youth Leadership Training offered through the Boy Scouts of America. This presentation is targeted at Boy Scout and Venturing age youth.

1. Youth Leadership Training
Frontier District
March 2017

2. Overview
• Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST)
• Den Chief Training
• National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)
• NYLT Leadership Academy
• National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE)
• Lodge Leadership Development (LLD)
• National Leadership Seminar (NLS)
• Powder Horn
• Kodiak Challenge
• Wood Badge

3. Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops
Purpose
Teach Scouts with leadership positions about their new
roles and how to most effectively reach success in that role
Participants
Boy Scouts (any age/rank)
Pre-requisites
None
Where
Boy Scout Troops
Course Length
2-3 days
Skills Taught
Troop Organization
Servant Leadership
Communication
Stages of Team Development
Leadership values and ethics
Benefits
Clear roles and responsibilities
Better organization
Stronger youth leadership

4. ILST Instructors
• Scoutmasters
• Other trained adult leaders
• Previously trained Scouts
• Demonstrates shared leadership
• Youth led, Adult guided

5. Den Chief Training
Purpose
Teach incoming Den Chiefs about their role, responsibilities,
relationship with den leader, and activities with the den
Participants
Boy Scouts (older scouts, at least First Class)
Pre-requisites
ILST
Where
Boy Scout Troops, District, or Council
Course Length
45 minutes (online)
1 day (classroom)
Skills Taught
Purposes of Cub Scouting
Role of the Den Chief
Leadership through example
Stronger Cub Scout-Boy Scout relationships
Benefits
Better Den Chiefs
Stronger Cub Scout program

6. National Youth Leadership Training
Purpose
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
Participants
Boy Scouts (at least 13 years old and First Class or higher), or
Venturers
Pre-requisites
ILST or ISLC
Where
Boy Scout Councils / Cluster
Course Length
6 days (classroom/outdoors)
August 6-11, 2017
Skills Taught
What a leader must BE
What he must KNOW
What he must DO
Servant leadership
EAR - Express, Address, Resolve
Benefits
Better, more confident leaders
Stronger, more organized troops
hmc-bsa.org/Training/Events/NYLT2017

7. The NYLT Experience

8. The NYLT Experience

9. The NYLT Experience
Lessons Learned
Leading yourself has helped me the most
because I was able to take those skills
and apply them to my daily life.
It allows me to look and think differently;
I can think about what’s going to happen
to me and others to ensure we are being
safe.

10. The NYLT Experience

11. The NYLT Experience
Favorite Memory
When my patrol came
together and we were all
having fun building and
testing our catapult.

12. The NYLT Experience

13. The NYLT Experience
Recommendation
I would recommend this course
to other Scouts because it really
does prepare you for life; you’re
always going to have to be a
leader and do some amount of
public speaking in your life.

14. The NYLT Experience

15. Course Length
7 days (classroom/outdoors)
Skills Taught
Better other people
Leading yourself
Servant leadership
Teaching leadership
Benefits
Better presentation skills
Stronger leadership
Better NYLT courses
NYLT Leadership Academy
Purpose
Trains youth staff to be top-notch presenters, evaluators, and
leaders of their councils’ National Youth Leadership Training
(NYLT) courses
Participants
Boy Scouts (at least 13 years old and First Class or higher), or
Venturers
Pre-requisites
ILST or ILSC, and NYLT
Where
Regional (Los Angeles, St. Louis, Washington DC)
nylt-leadershipacademy.org

16. Course Length
6 days (outdoors)
Skills Taught
The skill, ability, and
motivation to be a
dynamic and effective leader
Ability to function well in team or
group situations
Benefits
Better presentation skills
Stronger leadership
Better NYLT courses
National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
Purpose
Provide an exciting program where young men and women
enhance their leadership skills through team building, ethical
decision-making, problem solving, and service to others.
Participants
Boy Scouts (at least 14 years old and First Class or higher), or
Venturers
Pre-requisites
ILST or ISLC, and NYLT
Where
National High Adventure Bases
scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/Resources/NAYLE.aspx

17. A Scout’s Experience at NAYLE

18. A Scout’s Experience at NAYLE
Favorite Memory
Team building and
spending time with my
crew.

19. A Scout’s Experience at NAYLE
Lessons Learned
Talking with my patrol.
Learning about the
different Scouts that
made up our crew.

20. A Scout’s Experience at NAYLE
Recommendation
It is an excellent opportunity to experience team
building and leadership.
It is likely to be a learning experience that Scouts
will look back on and be motivated to improve
their own leadership skills.

21. Course Length
1-2 days (classroom)
Skills Taught
Camping and Conservation
Council Support
Leadership Development
Lodge Program
Troop and Pack Support
Benefits
Stronger leadership
Stronger lodge program
Lodge Leadership Development
Purpose
Offer lodges the chance to provide trainings aimed at
improving leadership and teaching about the many facets of
the Order of the Arrow.
Participants
All Arrowmen (all ages)
Pre-requisites
None
Where
Lodge or Chapter
lld.oa-bsa.org

22. Course Length
1 Weekend (classroom)
Skills Taught
Nature of leadership
Practicing leadership
Understanding yourself and others
Leadership evaluation
Benefits
Stronger lodge program
Better youth and adult leaders
National Leadership Seminar
Purpose
Focuses on the skills and attributes of leadership. The program
enhances the leadership skills of the Order of the Arrow's key
youth and adult members as they seek to improve their services
to the Boy Scouts of America and the greater community.
Participants
Youth Arrowmen (at least 15 years old)
Pre-requisites
Lodge Leadership Development (LLD)
Where
Regional (Los Angeles, St. Louis, Washington DC)
oa-bsa.org/nls

23. Course Length
3-6 days (classroom/outdoors)
Skills Taught
Resource management
High adventure skills
Venturing Ranger Award skills
Benefits
Provide a robust outdoor program
Better high adventure activities
Powder Horn
Purpose
Provides an introduction to the resources needed to
successfully lead youth through a program of outdoor adventure
and is based upon giving participants an exposure to some
outdoor/high-adventure activities.
Participants
Adult leaders and youth leaders (14 years or older)
Pre-requisites
Position specific training
Where
Regional
powderhorn-bsa.org

24. Course Length
3-6 days (classroom/outdoors)
Skills Taught
Resource management
High adventure skills
Venturing Ranger Award skills
Benefits
Provide a robust outdoor program
Better high adventure activities
Kodiak Challenge
Purpose
Provides an introduction to the resources needed to
successfully lead youth through a program of outdoor adventure
and is based upon giving participants an exposure to some
outdoor/high-adventure activities.
Participants
Adult leaders and youth leaders (14 years or older)
Pre-requisites
Position specific training
Where
Regional
bit.ly/kodiakbsa

25. Course Length
6 days (classroom/outdoors)
September 22-24, 2017
October 7-9, 2017
Skills Taught
Communication
Leadership
Conflict resolution
Stages of team development
EDGE
Benefits
Better, more confident leaders
Stronger, more organized units
Reinforcement of Scouting aims and methods
Wood Badge
Purpose
Provide adult members with leadership skills and experience they
can use in their Scouting positions and in other situations
demanding leadership of self and others
Participants
Adult leaders
Pre-requisites
Position specific training
Outdoor skills (BALOO or IOLS)
Where
Boy Scout Councils / Cluster
bit.ly/hmc-wb2017

26. Resources
• BSA Youth Training: http://www.scouting.org/Training/youth.aspx
• Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops/Crews (ILST/ILSC)
• Den Chief Training
• 45 min online: http://www.scouting.org/Training/Youth/DenChiefTraining.aspx
• Syllabus: https://ppcbsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DenChiefTrainingGuide-34450C.pdf
• National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT): http://www.hmc-bsa.org/Training/Events/NYLT2017
• NYLT Leadership Academy: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/NYLT-Leadership-Academy.pdf
• National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE): http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/Resources/NAYLE.aspx
• Lodge Leadership Development (LLD): http://lld.oa-bsa.org
• National Leadership Seminar (NLS): http://oa-bsa.org/nls
• Powder Horn: http://www.powderhorn-bsa.orgkodiak
• Kodiak Challenge: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/Kodiak%20Challenge%20FINAL%202011%20-%20Item%20Number%20511-
014.pdf
• Wood Badge: http://www.hmc-bsa.org/Event.aspx?id=3075