Two million of them have not finished Grade 12 (Kraak, 2013). Around half of young adults under 25 years are unemployed, with unemployment worsening since the global economic crisis (Statistics South Africa, 2014). While some of these young people will be working in South Africa's extensive informal economy (see Leibbrandt M. et. While the NEET challenge is typically greater in emerging economies (Quintini and Martin, 2013), in South Africa it is particularly severe (See Figure 1.1).