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 support relationship with a named personal adviser, 32 starts from the time the young person informs the local authority of their intention to resume their education or training and ends with the completion of the course. 3.56. Young people do not need to have decided what education or training they would like to pursue. They can get in touch if they are ‘wanting to pursue education or training’ and in such cases, the personal adviser should help the young person identify the options best suited to them. 3.57. Care leavers will need support and guidance to help them think about and plan their return to education or training, consider all aspects such as financial support and impact on housing or benefits, as they do once the course has actually commenced. In particular support should be provided with the consideration of and access to appropriate courses. 3.58. The re-instated pathway plan must have a specific focus on the support that the individual care leaver will need to be able to meet the education or training goals agreed with their responsible authority. 3.59. It is possible that young people may seek support to complete a series of education/training opportunities and local authorities will need to assess their need for continuing assistance in this regard. 3.60. The duties of the local authority continue for as long as the young person continues to pursue the agreed programme of education or training. The local authority’s duties are as set out in the re-instated pathway plan. 33 Chapter 4: Care leavers aged 18-24 Introduction 4.1. The 1989 Act requires the responsible authority to continue to provide various forms o