National Youth Leadership Training

 

ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE OF LEADERSHIP? 

 

This course is designed to model a month in the life of a youth-lead troop – three troop meetings (one each day for the first three days), all leading up to a big outdoor experience (an overnight outpost camp).  The course uses the patrol method and presents a model troop, Patrol Leader Council and patrol meetings.  Participants must be at least 13 years old, First Class [for scouts] and have the approval of their Scoutmaster or Venture Crew Adviser.

What are the skills being taught?

• Communicating Well (Effective Communications)
• Finding Your Vision (Team and Personal Vision)
• Setting Your Goals
• Preparing Your Plans
• Forming Your Team
• Problem Solving
• Leading EDGE
• Teaching EDGE
• Resolving Conflicts
• Making Ethical Decisions
• Leading Yourself
• Valuing People