Youth Training
Den Chief Training: The Den Chief who completes this program will be better able to function in the position. This training provides the Den Chief with ideas for carrying out the responsibilities successfully. Offered at the Pack, Troop, District and Council level.
National Leadership Seminar (Order of the Arrow): The National Leadership Seminar is a weekend conference focusing primarily on the skills and attributes of leadership. It is intended primarily to enhance the leadership skills of the Order of the Arrow's key youth and adult members as they seek to improve their service to the Boy Scouts of America and the greater community. Youth participants must be at least 15 years of age or a lodge officer. Offered at the Region level.
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT): NYLT is an intense weeklong youth oriented leadership training experience and held annually at the Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation. Each week, the training is conducted by highly qualified youth staff under the supervision of adult advisors using the National Youth Leadership Training syllabus, as published by the National Council, Boy Scouts of America. Event listing here.
Sea Scouts–Crew Officers' Seminar: This training experience is conducted by the crew Advisor or ship Skipper to orient newly elected youth officers, plan programs, and develop the annual crew activity schedule. Offered at the Unit level.
Troop Leader Training: This one-day workshop is conducted by the Scoutmaster for his junior leaders. Offered at the Unit level.
Varsity Youth–Introduction To Leadership: Initial briefing of newly elected team youth leaders, conducted by the Coach.
Varsity Youth–Team Leaders Seminar: A weekend experience conducted by the Coach and Captain as basic training for their own youth leaders.
Venturing Crew Orientation Course: Venturing is a program where high-school age boys and girls take a lead role in organizing and running their own high adventure activities. This multimedia program, covers specific leadership skills in program planning, money-earning, and running effective committees. This presentation should be a first step in training effective crew leadership. Venturing Crew Orientation Online.
Venturing Leadership Skills Course: This course has been designed to be run by the crew Advisor and officers to teach leadership skills to the entire crew. Completion of this course is a requirement for a youth earning the Silver Award. Event listing here.
