This dataset exemplar is designed to teach students how to analyse semi-structured interviews. The data outlined in this article are taken from research conducted by Serena Quarta (PhD in Sociology and Adjunct Professor of Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes) at the University of Salento, Italy. The research focused on the educational pathways of young NEETs ('not in employment, education and training') who live in an area of Southern Italy. The dataset files are accompanied by a Teaching Guide and a Student Guide