Garden State Council

WHAT IS NYLT?     The National Youth Leader Training Course is an intense seven-day outdoor experience for present and future Youth Leaders. They will be living the Team Method, practicing outdoor skills and learning advanced leadership and planning skills in an intense team-building atmosphere under the guidance of a well-trained staff. The Council Leadership Training Committee will supervise it using the latest National Youth Leadership Training syllabus approved by the Boy Scouts of America.                                                                                                

WHAT IS ITS PURPOSE?     Scouting recognizes that Scoutmasters/Advisors have the responsibility of training their own youth in being better unit leaders and in maintaining a youth-run Scouting Program. The purpose of this Course is not to assume that role, but to support it.

 The major objectives of the Course are as follows:

To help participants gain the confidence and knowledge to run the Unit’s program.

To provide participants with a clear understanding of team and personal development.

To teach and practice key leadership skills and relate these skills to the participant’s unit responsibilities.

To give participants the opportunity to share their ideas and experiences.

Give each participant a varied experience with emphasis on the team method and new ways to teach skills in a fun atmosphere back in their home unit.

To create an atmosphere where participants will experience Scouting at its best.

To enhance the relationship between the participants and their Scoutmaster/Advisor.

To have fun and experience Scouting at its best.     

WHO MAY ATTEND?  

• A Venturer that is a registered member of a Crew
• The Venturer should also have successfully completed the Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews (ILSC)
• A Scout that is at least 13 years old and First Class
• The Scout should also have successfully completed the Troop Leadership Training.
• Scout/Venturer should be currently filling, or likely to assume, a leadership position in the Unit
• Scout/Venturer should have good camping, cooking, and hiking skills/knowledge

HOME SCOUTMASTER/ADVISOR INVOLVMENT?    This Course is intended to help strengthen relationships between the Youth Leaders and their Scoutmasters/Advisors. Scoutmasters/Advisors should attend a special orientation session concerning the Course Objectives and the Skills being taught, this session is going to be scheduled on April (date to be determined).

WHEN (DATES)?     August 5^th -11^th, 2012 (Sunday through Saturday). Scouts should plan to arrive between 09:00 AM and 10:00 AM on opening day; program will start at 10:00 AM and be ready to depart at approximately 12:00 PM on the final day. This would be provided that everything is cleaned up and put away at camp. NO ONE is expected to leave before the others, or before the closing ceremony has been completed.

COST?     The cost of the Course is $225.00.  Registration, deposit and final payment deadlines will be posted at a later time.

MISCELLANEOUS:     An individual application form, Personal Resource Questionnaire, T-shirt size and order form and an Equipment List will be sent to each participant along with a Personal Health and Medical form, as soon as the Unit’s reservation is received.  Most Scouts should have the necessary equipment.  Since this is a leadership training course, the field and activity uniforms are required to be worn at all times.  

REGISTRATION: Please stay tuned for registration information which will be posted here and available at the Rowan Scout Resource Center.   

MORE INFORMATION:    Additional information concerning the course can be obtained from the Burlington County Council at 609-261-5850.