Putting on a YLTC

1. Putting on a YLTC

2. What’s New • Focus on Team and Process • A leader must have vision, set goals, make plans to meet those goals • Understanding stages of team development • Style of leadership based on stage of development of team • Focus on what a leader must Be, Know, Do • A toolbox of leadership skills • A month in the life of a troop

3. Stages of Team Development, Phases, Leadership

4. Modeling the EDGE • Staff must understand team development and model leadership behaviors. • Provides not only examples but the right atmosphere. • Servant leadership is also part of the effort.

5. Other Ingredients • FUN!!! No where in the syllabus does it say “INSERT FUN HERE” • Make it challenging • Each presenter is charged with making the sessions fun and entertaining, especially by bringing to life the material by relating experiences that fit the topic. • All staff members must own all of the concepts, so they understand how their role fits in the overall course.

6. Key Elements • Each of the core sessions outlined in the syllabus must be presented, with no additional content sessions. • The core sessions must be taught in the order that is laid out in the syllabus and within the six-day time frame. Other than that, be creative!

7. Staff Development • Use actual video equipment from the beginning of staff development. • Dry run all sessions and activities • Need to pay attention to the transitions between events • Who will move needed supplies from one locations to another, etc. • All “small” details should be discovered in advance

8. Names • Traditional names are OK but MUST include: National Youth Leadership Training Conference

9. Putting on a NYLT • Appointing a council staff adviser • Recruiting an NYLT Scoutmaster • Scoutmaster -- recent success leading a regular Scout troop, committed to using the current NYLT syllabus • Establishing a course budget • Developing a planning calendar • See Staff Guide, Pages 6-8

10. Staff recruitment • Be at least age 14. • Have held the position of patrol leader or senior patrol leader in their own troops. • Have been an NYLT course participant. • NJLIC • Half of youth staff should be new each year. • SMs and ASMs may serve 2 years and then should step aside for others

11. Staff organization Adults: • Scoutmaster • Two or more assistant Scoutmasters • Quartermaster (at least one, ideally several) The minimum youth staff roster : • Senior patrol leader • Assistant senior patrol leader for program • Assistant senior patrol leader for service • Troop guides (one assigned to each patrol) (over four patrols, SM may want to add adult staff)

12. Staffing • Job descriptions are included in the staff guide. • If a troop exceeds four patrol, SM may opt to add additional adult staff member could be appointed for commissary • Spirit is to keep staff to a minimum • No longer any “Scout Skills Instructors”

13. Troop size • “Ideally” six patrols • Patrols can be 6-8 boys • If the council feels enrollment will exceed 48, then council should consider a 2nd course later or a second concurrent troop (with separate leadership)

14. Participants • Syllabus says “must have” requirements • Be 13 years of age and have completed the seventh grade. • Be a First Class Scout. • Scoutmasters should not allow exceptions to age and rank requirements. • More than one previous summer camp • Recommendation of home SM

15. Enabling back home • Help create a positive environment for application of NYLT skills in the home troop by • Offer a course synopsis to participants’ home Scoutmasters. • Invite the home Scoutmasters to the course orientation meeting. • Invite the home Scoutmasters to the closing feast and Creating Your Future closing session. • Establish a follow-up system to receive feedback on the participants’ application of NYLT skills.

16. National Recognition • Belt buckle • Patch • Certificate • All will eventually be available from National Supply

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