Venturing Leadership Skills Course

Introduction to Leadership Skills is the first level leadership development course for youth in the Boy Scouts of America.

Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews

''Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews'' is the first level leadership development course for Venturers in the Boy Scouts of America's Venturing program for older youth (14–21). It replaced the Venturing Leadership Skills Course in 2014. While the course is expected to be put on by a crew (ideally by the officers and adult advisors), many councils/districts put on ILSC courses (hopefully led mainly by experienced Venturers) for their Crews. This is done mainly because many crews are too small to effectively put on the course themselves.

Format

ILSC helps crew members with leadership positions to learn about their new roles and how to most effectively reach success in that role. It is intended to help Venturers in leadership positions within their crew understand their responsibilities and to equip them with organizational and leadership skills.

The program is an introductory course that prepares participants to attend National Youth Leadership Training, National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience, and optionally Kodiak. The course is designed to be conducted in a retreat setting running from Friday evening through Saturday night. Some groups will offer a weekend version by adding such activities as Project COPE or more examples.

The ILSC course is divided into three modules:
* Unit Organization
* Tools of the Trade
* Leadership and Teamwork

Once completed, Venturers are presented with a "Trained" strip patch, which is worn on their uniform, left sleeve, below their office patch (or where one will be). Even if the Venturer is not an officer, they still wear the patch.

After completing ILSC, Venturers are encouraged to continue their leadership development by attending National Youth Leadership Training or a Kodiak leadership development trek. ILSC is considered the first stage of the overall Venturing youth leadership development program called ''Nature of Leadership''.

Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops

''Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops'' (ILST) is a unit-level training program within the Boy Scouts of America led by the Scoutmaster and the Senior Patrol Leader. It is designed to improve the leadership skill of all boy leaders within a Boy Scout troop. This training is one of several programs available within the youth leadership training program.

Program content

Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops replaced Troop Leadership Training (TLT) in 2010. TLT was preceded by the Scoutmaster Junior Leader Training Kit (No. 3422) superscript 3, in use from 1990 to 2003. TLT is broken into three one-hour modules. The three sessions focus respectively on what a new Patrol Leader or Senior Patrol Leader must know, must be, and must do. When a Scout completes all three modules, he is qualified to wear the "Trained" patch on his shirtsleeve under his badge of office. The manual contains leadership position cards that define each position in the troop. Completion of TLT prepares the youth to attend National Youth Leadership Training.

The three one-hour modules are divided into three topics: It is organized into three one-hour modules, which can be taught individually or all in one session.

* Module One—Introduction to Leadership (Know) – Conducted within a week of a Scout's acceptance of his new position, this session focuses on what a boy leader must know. The manual directs the Scoutmaster to refer to the Scoutmaster Handbook, chapter 3, "The Boy-Led Troop.", and chapter 4. "The Boy-Led Patrol."
* Module Two—How to Fulfill Your Role (Be) – This session on how to fulfill the role's responsibilities focuses on what a leader must be. The program includes the Scoutmaster's "vision of success," a discussion of the "Teaching EDGE" method of instruction, and an evaluation of the troop's progress.
* Module Three—What Is Expected of Me? (Do) – This session focuses on what a leader must do. Topics include a review of the troop leader position descriptions, motivating Scouts to lead, what constitutes success in the boy's leadership role, and a coaching session with the Scoutmaster.

Further reading

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See also

* Leadership training (Boy Scouts of America)

References

External links

Venturing BSA

ILSC Syllabus

Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops – Official Manual (2011 Version)

Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops – Official Manual (2017 Version)

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Leadership training of the Boy Scouts of America