course and how it will help them to achieve their ambitions. The leaving care team should meet with the young person and based on the assessment of their needs and the suitability of the course, assign a Personal Adviser to participate in the preparation of a pathway plan. The plan should reflect the agreed educational outcomes for the young person and the type of support the young person will require. This assessment should draw on the information about the young person’s skills and capabilities which will have been set out in pathway plans up to age 21. The extent of practical and financial assistance provided will depend on the authority’s assessment of the young person’s needs and will reflect the type of course, whether it is full or part time and the young person’s existing income. 3.53. Local authorities should ensure that all their care leavers (including those who live out of authority) are aware of their entitlement to a PA up to age 25 if they wish to return to education and training. Local authorities should also provide information (a letter or leaflet) on how to get in touch in the future. 3.54. Many young people will be experiencing a number of practical and emotional difficulties in their lives as they navigate the complexities of adulthood, which mean that they would be unable to return to education or training immediately. Local authorities should explain that they will support them to overcome these difficulties so that they can return to education or training up to age 25 if this is their wish. They should in particular encourage all young people who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET) to take up this offer of support. 3.55. Local authorities should make it clear that this entitlement to resume the pathway planning process and a supp