2025 National Youth Leadership Training

SESSION 1: FRIDAY, 3/7/25 THROUGH SUNDAY, 3/9/25
SESSION 2: FRIDAY, 3/21/25 THROUGH SUNDAY, 3/23/25
This course requires attendance of both weekends.
National Youth Leadership Training 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. The NYLT syllabus, updated in 2021, incorporates the latest Fortune 500 leadership ideas and presents a fresh, vital and meaningful training for today’s Scouts that they can take back to their home units and back to their personal lives.
Dates: March 7-9, 2025 and March 21-23, 2025 (this is a 6-day course presented over two weekends)
- Friday, March 7th 5:00PM through Sunday, March 9th 5:00PM
- Friday, March 21st 5:00PM through Sunday, March 23rd 5:00PM
Location: Camp Verdugo Oaks, 38001 Golden State Hwy, Castaic, CA 91384
Cost: $350 thru February 14th; $375 after February 14th for Youth Participants
$95 for Adult Staff, Youth Staff
Fees include all meals and training supplies.
Who: Open to all registered Scouts BSA, Sea Scouts and Venturing youth members that meet the following requirements:
- Be at least 13 years old for Scouts BSA
- Be at least 14 years old for Sea Scouts or Venturing Scouts
- Have achieved the rank of First Class (or equivalent Sea Scout/Venturing Scout rank)
- Have completed unit level leadership training (ILST, ILSS, ILSC)
- Have your unit leader’s recommendation
Registration is on a first come, first served basis.
Learn more about NYLT here:
https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/troop-resources/nylt/
Questions? Email NYLT 2025 Course Director Charles Vasquez.
Must attend both weekends to complete the 2025 NYLT course. Registration includes both weekends.
Registration is open through 11:59pm March 2, 2025 or until capacity is reached.
File Name | Description | |
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Annual Health and Medical Record Form - A, B1, B2, C | REQUIRED for this event. | Download |
VHC NYLT Youth Course Director Welcome Letter. Policies and Required Forms | REQUIRED for this event. Welcome letter from the 2025 NYLT Youth Course Director, as well as course Information and required forms. | Download |