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Table 2

Intervention core components and definitions

Intervention core component	Definition (cumulative)	Intervention items (as reported)	Studies and MERSQI score
Linguistic Skill Development	Interventions that shall aid to foster verbal and written communication	Language Training; Semantic Enhancement	Dash et al. (2020) (14/18) Hiew et al. (2021) (13/18) Luka and Seniut (2019) (10.5/18) Murphy and Cunningham (2012) (14.5/18) Zakaria and Nair (2019) (11/18)
Didactical Innovation	In-classroom interventions that are specified to alter the teaching/delivery method of knowledge and skill, which fosters tacit knowledge and skill development that enhances employability skill	Teaching Innovation; Skill Assessment/Exam; Motivational Nudging	Cloete (2018) (14.5/18) Fowlie and Forder (2020) (10/18) Garcia et al. (2016) (14/18) Hyett et al. (2019) (8.5/18) Lim (2015) (9/18) Lopez-Carril et al. (2021) (12/18) Santos Rego et al. (2021) (12/18) Skaife et al. (2016) (7/18) Zulkifli et al. (2021) (13/18)
Advanced Programs	Programs for Students that exceed the generic curricular activity, and have a more extensive or intensive syllabus	Scholarship Program; Honors Program; Advanced Program; Interdisciplinary Training	Alexandre et al. (2009) (17/18) Clemente et al. (2020) (14/18) Felicetti (2017) (13.5/18) Liu et al. (2015) (10/18) Nghia et al. (2019) (15/18) Noah and Aziz (2020) (8/18) Pidgen and Moore (2018) (13/18)
Practical Experience	Practice in real life work placements that are embedded in the curriculum, and are built in collaboration with (local) enterprises	Internship; Field Work; Work Integrated Learning (WIL)	Bennett and Low (2021) (7/18) Alwi et al. (2020) (8/18) Bates et al. (2018) (11.5/18) Chen et al. (2018) (10.5/18) Chen (2022) (10/18) Feijoo et al. (2019) (9/18) Ferreras-Garcia et al. (2019) (10/18) Garwe (2020) (12.5/18) Goodenough et al. (2020) (13/18) Lloyd et al. (2019) (6.5/18) Morgan et al. (2018) (9.5/18) Purdie et al. (2013) (12/18) Rodzala and Saat (2018) (10.5/18) Setor and Joseph (2021) (16/18) Thune and Støren (2015) (13.5/18) Vamsi Krishna and Selwyn Babu (2021) (16/18) Watkins et al. (2018) (12/18)
International Experience	Knowledge and skill transfer of cultural and linguistic content other than domestic, in the form of a study semester at a university abroad	International Placement	DiPietro (2015) (13/18) Liwinski (2019) (16/18) Pinto (2022) (15/18) Potts and Kim (2021) (12/18)
Practical Simulation	Simulations of real-life work situations as a low-cost and low-risk alternative to full practical experience	Job Shadowing; Problem/Project Based Learning (PBL); Practical Simulation	Chad (2020) (10/18) Clarke et al. (2020) (8/18) Clausen and Andersson (2019) (6/18) Han et al. (2021) (12.5/18) Ismail et al. (2019) (10/18) Klegeris (2021) (11/18) Peng et al. (2021) (12/18) Power (2010) (12/18) Setor and Joseph (2021) (16/18) Wang et al. (2020) (11/18)
Career Planning Programs	Courses and content specifically designed to teach the navigation of job search as a skill	Preparatory Courses/Modules/Workshops for Labor Market Participation	Chang et al. (2022) (11/18) Cornish (2019) (7/18) Dray et al. (2011) (9/18) El-Temtamy et al. (2016) (14/18) Green et al. (2020) (14/18) Taylor and Hooley (2014) (14/18) Teychenne et al. (2019) (10/18) Von Konsky and Oliver (2012) (9.5/18) Williams et al. (2022) (12/18) Zakaria and Nair (2019) (11/18)
Personality Development Programs	Teaching methods and content that is designed to develop personality/personal qualities and competences which foster attractiveness of the individual in the labor market	Personality Courses/Modules	Caballero-Garcia and Sanchez Ruiz (2021) (15/18) Dacre Pool and Qualter (2012) (14/18) Gibbs and Slevitch (2019) (12.5/18) Gilar-Corbi et al. (2018) (14/18) Gomes da Costa et al. (2021) (14/18) Santos Rego et al. (2021) (12/18) Yousef (2021) (13.5/18)
Employability Skill Programs	Courses and modules within the curriculum that are designed around the employability topic through content. Such as employability skill development	Employability Courses/Modules/Workshops	Bradley et al. (2022) (9.5/18) Ito (2014) (9.5/18) Maguire and Guyer (2004) (8.5/18) Noah and Aziz (2020) (8/18) Secundo et al. (2019) (10.5/18) Shahabadkar et al. (2021) (12.5/18) Tomasson Goodwin et al. (2019) (11/18) Watkins et al. (2018) (12/18)

Intervention core component	Definition (cumulative)	Intervention items (as reported)	Studies and MERSQI score
Linguistic Skill Development	Interventions that shall aid to foster verbal and written communication	Language Training; Semantic Enhancement	Dash et al. (2020) (14/18) Hiew et al. (2021) (13/18) Luka and Seniut (2019) (10.5/18) Murphy and Cunningham (2012) (14.5/18) Zakaria and Nair (2019) (11/18)
Didactical Innovation	In-classroom interventions that are specified to alter the teaching/delivery method of knowledge and skill, which fosters tacit knowledge and skill development that enhances employability skill	Teaching Innovation; Skill Assessment/Exam; Motivational Nudging	Cloete (2018) (14.5/18) Fowlie and Forder (2020) (10/18) Garcia et al. (2016) (14/18) Hyett et al. (2019) (8.5/18) Lim (2015) (9/18) Lopez-Carril et al. (2021) (12/18) Santos Rego et al. (2021) (12/18) Skaife et al. (2016) (7/18) Zulkifli et al. (2021) (13/18)
Advanced Programs	Programs for Students that exceed the generic curricular activity, and have a more extensive or intensive syllabus	Scholarship Program; Honors Program; Advanced Program; Interdisciplinary Training	Alexandre et al. (2009) (17/18) Clemente et al. (2020) (14/18) Felicetti (2017) (13.5/18) Liu et al. (2015) (10/18) Nghia et al. (2019) (15/18) Noah and Aziz (2020) (8/18) Pidgen and Moore (2018) (13/18)
Practical Experience	Practice in real life work placements that are embedded in the curriculum, and are built in collaboration with (local) enterprises	Internship; Field Work; Work Integrated Learning (WIL)	Bennett and Low (2021) (7/18) Alwi et al. (2020) (8/18) Bates et al. (2018) (11.5/18) Chen et al. (2018) (10.5/18) Chen (2022) (10/18) Feijoo et al. (2019) (9/18) Ferreras-Garcia et al. (2019) (10/18) Garwe (2020) (12.5/18) Goodenough et al. (2020) (13/18) Lloyd et al. (2019) (6.5/18) Morgan et al. (2018) (9.5/18) Purdie et al. (2013) (12/18) Rodzala and Saat (2018) (10.5/18) Setor and Joseph (2021) (16/18) Thune and Støren (2015) (13.5/18) Vamsi Krishna and Selwyn Babu (2021) (16/18) Watkins et al. (2018) (12/18)
International Experience	Knowledge and skill transfer of cultural and linguistic content other than domestic, in the form of a study semester at a university abroad	International Placement	DiPietro (2015) (13/18) Liwinski (2019) (16/18) Pinto (2022) (15/18) Potts and Kim (2021) (12/18)
Practical Simulation	Simulations of real-life work situations as a low-cost and low-risk alternative to full practical experience	Job Shadowing; Problem/Project Based Learning (PBL); Practical Simulation	Chad (2020) (10/18) Clarke et al. (2020) (8/18) Clausen and Andersson (2019) (6/18) Han et al. (2021) (12.5/18) Ismail et al. (2019) (10/18) Klegeris (2021) (11/18) Peng et al. (2021) (12/18) Power (2010) (12/18) Setor and Joseph (2021) (16/18) Wang et al. (2020) (11/18)
Career Planning Programs	Courses and content specifically designed to teach the navigation of job search as a skill	Preparatory Courses/Modules/Workshops for Labor Market Participation	Chang et al. (2022) (11/18) Cornish (2019) (7/18) Dray et al. (2011) (9/18) El-Temtamy et al. (2016) (14/18) Green et al. (2020) (14/18) Taylor and Hooley (2014) (14/18) Teychenne et al. (2019) (10/18) Von Konsky and Oliver (2012) (9.5/18) Williams et al. (2022) (12/18) Zakaria and Nair (2019) (11/18)
Personality Development Programs	Teaching methods and content that is designed to develop personality/personal qualities and competences which foster attractiveness of the individual in the labor market	Personality Courses/Modules	Caballero-Garcia and Sanchez Ruiz (2021) (15/18) Dacre Pool and Qualter (2012) (14/18) Gibbs and Slevitch (2019) (12.5/18) Gilar-Corbi et al. (2018) (14/18) Gomes da Costa et al. (2021) (14/18) Santos Rego et al. (2021) (12/18) Yousef (2021) (13.5/18)
Employability Skill Programs	Courses and modules within the curriculum that are designed around the employability topic through content. Such as employability skill development	Employability Courses/Modules/Workshops	Bradley et al. (2022) (9.5/18) Ito (2014) (9.5/18) Maguire and Guyer (2004) (8.5/18) Noah and Aziz (2020) (8/18) Secundo et al. (2019) (10.5/18) Shahabadkar et al. (2021) (12.5/18) Tomasson Goodwin et al. (2019) (11/18) Watkins et al. (2018) (12/18)

Note(s): The definitions of the core components were synthesized by the authors from the intervention descriptions provided in the analyzed publications

Source(s): Authors’ own work