The Leadership Institute identifies, recruits, trains and places conservatives in the public policy process. At the Leadership Institute International Training Conference, students will participate in a two-day Youth Leadership School, bespoke television training in the Leadership Institute’s state-of-the-art television studios and training in the latest campaigning, internet activism and fundraising techniques.

Students will also have the opportunity to attend private tours of the White House, Congress and Supreme Court, as well as private briefings at the Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute and Competitive Enterprise Institute. YBF will also coordinate tours of Washington National Cathedral and the monuments in the National Mall (including the Lincoln Memorial, the World War II Memorial and the Vietnam War Memorial). Students are also offered the opportunity to shoot at Blue Ridge Arsenal (at an additional cost).

The address of the Leadership Institute is 1101 North Highland Street, Arlington, VA 22201. The closest metro station is Clarendon.

Students attending the Leadership Institute International Training Conference should arrive at the Leadership Institute no earlier than 5pm on Sunday, 27 July. Students will be required to check out by 11am on Sunday, 3 August. Students will be provided with free accommodation, free meals, free tuition and free materials.

For further details, email Donal Blaney, Chief Executive of the Young Britons' Foundation, at donal@ybf.org.uk.