Introduction.

Since 2011, the University of La Frontera, has declared the generic competences in its graduation profiles. The objective of this study is to know the opinion of the graduates of the Kinesiology Career in 2018, in relation to the generic competencies developed during their training process.

Materials and methods.

A qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research through an intrinsic case study. Non-probabilistic, intentional sample of cases by criteria and convenience, made up of 10 graduates of the Career. The data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews and a focus group. The analysis followed the scheme of constant comparison and progressive manually reduction, according to the comparative method, guaranteeing scientific rigor considering the rigorous criteria of credibility, dependence, confirmability, and transferability. The study was approved by the Scientific Ethics Committee of the University of La Frontera University.

Results.

339 units of meaning were identified in the first level that originated a qualitative domain in the third level, they ‘represents the contributions of the graduates of the Kinesiology Career with respect to the definition of the concept of generic competences, to the factors associated for the acquisition of these and how they show it during their undergraduate training and in professional performance’.

Conclusions.

The interviewees recognize the development of generic competences through constructivist methodologies such as Problem-Based Learning, practices in real contexts, clinical simulation and evaluation strategies, as well as, they identify the motivation and commitment of the teacher and student as keys in this process.

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