Youth Leader Training
The vision of the Boy Scouts of America is to be the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training.
We strive to fulfill the following objectives:
- Offer young people responsible fun and adventure.
- Instill in young people lifetime values and develop in them ethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law.
- Train young people in citizenship, service, and leadership.
- Serve America's communities and families through a quality, values-based program.
"Training boy leaders to run their troop is the Scoutmaster's most important job."
"Train Scouts to do a job, then let them do it."
"Never do anything a boy can do."
—Robert Baden-Powell
Boy Scout Youth Leadership Training
The Boy Scout Youth Leadership Training Continuum consists of TLT, Troop Leadership Training conducted at the troop level; NYLT, National Youth Leadership Training conducted at the council level; and NAYLE, National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience conducted at the national level. More...
Varsity Scout Youth Leader Training
The Varsity youth leadership training continuum is designed to be the premier youth training currently available to our nation's youth.. More...
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)
NYLT is an exciting, action packed program
designed to provide youth members of the Boy Scouts of America with
leadership skills and experience they can use in their home troops
and varsity teams. The leadership skills taught can be used in any
other situation demanding leadership of "self" and "others." This
process begins with a "vision" of what success will look like in
the future. More...
National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE)
The new National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE) is an exciting new program where young men enhance their leadership skills in the Philmont Backcountry. Scouts will expand upon the team building and ethical decision making skills learned in National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT). More...
Den Chief Training
The Den Chief is a critical
member of the Cub Scout leadership team. To be successful, he must realize
how important his job really is. Den Chief Training is intended to build
enthusiasm for the job, develop high morals, and teach the skill the
Den Chief will need to be successful. (Online and Classroom)
Venturing Crew Officers’ Orientation
This training module is geared primarily to Venturing youth that are elected into positions as officers within their Venturing crew, but it can also be used by adult leaders to learn the duties of the officers in the crew. This course is very useful for youth officers to fully understand their roles and responsibilities as it relates to Crew Officers Briefings and Seminars.
This course will help the youth develop an annual plan of activities for the crew, as well as acquiring leadership and team-building skills. Estimated time to complete: 45 minutes.
Venturing Leadership Skills Course (VLSC)
The Venturing Leadership Skills Course is the first step a Venturer encounters on his or her journey toward leadership development. This course is designed to be used by Advisors to teach leadership skills to all Venturers in the crew. It has nine leadership modules that begin with an activity and follow with a reflection. Completion of this course is a requirement for the Venturing Silver Award, and conducting the course is a requirement for the Venturing Advisor Award of Merit.
Kodiak
The Kodiak course combines the elements of leadership and service
to others as the two key tenets of Venturing. Servant leadership is a
philosophy that teaches the leader to work with and through a team to
accomplish the mission.
Kodiak's methods are the following: Challenging outdoor treks to use
nature as a classroom (no indoor sessions). Five leadership skills, called "commissions," are taught. They can be offered over a week, or over two weekends. It uses a hands-on teaching approach with very short
presentations.
Kodiak X
Kodiak X is the final step in Venturing's Nature of Leadership series, which began with learning introductory leadership skills in the Venturing Leadership Skills Course, followed by Kodiak, a much more in-depth leadership course done in conjunction with a trek or trip.
Kodiak X is a weekend leadership
challenge course designed to test a Venturer's leaderships skills learned in Kodiak. It is a fun and funky weekend!
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