Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops


Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops 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 in 2010. TLT was preceded by the Scoutmaster Junior Leader Training Kit 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.