National Youth Leadership Training
NYLT

 National Youth Leadership Training is an exciting, action-packed program designed to provide youth with lifetime leadership skills and experiences they can use to lead themselves and others.

NYLT is a six-day course that emphasizes hands-on learning in a fun, engaging environment. The course content is designed to build leadership concepts progressively, using practical exercises to reinforce learning. Through a blend of activities, presentations, challenges, discussions, and games, participants will develop confidence and leadership abilities while working together as a team. 

This course represents a month in the life of a model Scout unit, using the linked troop model. Participants camp overnight onsite and must be able to attend the entire week. NYLT is designed to complement leadership training at the unit level and is a progression of ILST.

PARTICIPATION ELIGIBILITY:
To attend an NYLT course, youth must meet the following qualifications by the beginning of the course:

• Must be a registered member of a Scouting unit.
• Must have a current Annual Health and Medical Record form parts A, B, and C.
• Scouts BSA members must be at least 13 years old by the first day of the course and no older than 17 years old. They must also have completed the Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops and achieved the rank of First Class.
• Venturers and Sea Scouts must be at least 14 years old (or 13 and completed eighth grade) and can be no older than 20 years old. They must have completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews or Ships and have some basic camping experience.

LOCATION:
Dan Beard Council's NYLT program is held at beautiful Camp Michaels in northern Kentucky.
Camp Michaels is located at 3486 Hathaway Road, Union, KY 41091. Open in Maps.

INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION:
2026 Registration Fee: $360 discount / $390 regular.
This fee is per youth to participate in one course week during 2026. It includes all meals and program materials, including two NYLT Activity shirts. Note, the State of Kentucky charges a 7% sales tax on this activity. See the Registration page for additional details along with the Dan Beard Council cancellation policy.

SECOND WEEK DISCOUNTS *
Want $100 off? Attend one course of NYLT & one week at Camp Friedlander in 2026 and take $100 off the second week's registration.
* Specific conditions apply. Click the 'Register' button to learn more.

REGISTRATION QUESTIONS:
For questions or problems with registration, please contact Michelle Byrne at 513-577-7686 or michelle.byrne@scouting.org