Opportunities

Leadership Opportunities

Introduction to Leadership Skills Course for Crews (ILSC)

This is the basic introductory course for Venturing Crews that teaches the organization of youth leadership among:

Crew Organization
Team Building and Development
Vision and Planning
Leadership
Ethics and Values

Any Crew is welcome to put on an ILSC! Here is a link to the syllabus: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-013WB.pdf

Kodiak

This is a special leadership course that Venture Scouts put on themselves on a crew level or may occur on a larger level at special locations. This event occurs as part of a High Adventure activity.

The course has a focus on 5 principles:

Effective Teams
Values/Vision
Communications
Decision Making
Planning

Kodiak Guide:
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/Kodiak%20Challenge%20FINAL%202011%20-%20Item%20Number%20511-014.pdf

National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)

NYLT is a 6 day leadership course in an outdoor environment integrating modern leadership techniques into the methods taught. The three core areas of the program are:

a leader must BE
what a leader must KNOW
what a leader must DO

BE--KNOW--DO
http://tidewaterbsa.com/nylt.html

National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE)

NAYLE is a leadership course offered in the Philmont Scout Ranch backcountry and expands on the lessons taught in NYLT. There is strong focus on:

Leadership
Teamwork
Selfless Service

Servant Leadership
http://www.nayle.org/

Venturing Officer's Association (VOA)

These are Venturing Scouts who wish to represent Venturing on the Council, Area, or Regional Level.

Powder Horn

Powder Horn is a high adventure skills resource course. The course provides an introduction to the resources needed to successfully lead youth through a program of outdoor adventure and is based upon giving participants an exposure to some outdoor/high adventure activities.

http://www.powderhorn-bsa.org