CASES Graduate Recognition Scheme enters second year

The Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (CASES) is delighted to support graduates of CASES endorsed degree courses for a second year running with its roll out of the Graduate Recognition Scheme 2026.

After a successful launch in 2025 with over 200 graduates completing the survey and benefiting from exclusive CASES resources, the scheme is now live offering:

Graduate Recognition Resources

• graduate recognition certificate
• graduate digital logo (both for Undergraduate and Postgraduate).

The graduate certificate, incorporating the institution and date of study, is evidence of a student having completed a CASES endorsed degree. Graduates are encouraged to download their certificate, print it out and take it along to any interview, using this certificate to help articulate (hopefully with increased self-confidence) the skills and knowledge developed throughout their degree and how their experiences are relevant to their desired job.

The digital CASES graduate logo aims to enhance the graduate’s level of professionalism, as they incorporate the logo into their email signature.

Graduate Survey

To help CASES and its institutions to enhance the support graduates receive immediately after completing their studies, the CASES Graduate survey has been developed so that tailored resources are provided based upon responses. The CASES Graduate survey has been developed by drawing on the graduate outcomes survey (a UK-wide, annual survey that surveys graduates 15 months after they finish their higher education studies).

We aim to engage our CASES graduates annually with the survey, seeking to understand their development and career choices. CASES plans to share these results with the wider membership and provide specific data to institutions who have CASES Undergraduate and/or Postgraduate course Endorsement.

Dr Mel Leggate, Chair of the newly established Teaching and Learning Enhancement Division said, “Students and professionals in Sport and Exercise Science understand the wide range of valuable and transferable skills developed through CASES endorsed degree programmes. We are delighted to see this initiative grow from strength to strength with the Graduate Certificate proving to be a popular option so far that has helped graduates demonstrate the breadth of their knowledge and capabilities to employers.

“The Graduate Survey is also an important resource, helping educators and practitioners to prepare and support the next generation of professionals.”

Engaging graduates – a note for CASES Endorsed Course Leaders

In the coming weeks, individuals who lead CASES Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses can expect to receive an email with details of how to engage their students with the graduate recognition certificate, digital logo and CASES graduate survey.

CASES Endorsement Scheme

Explore our information about the CASES Endorsement Scheme for Undergraduate (CUES), Postgraduate (CPGES) and Postgraduate SEPAR Endorsement Scheme (PSES) and find out how you or your institution can be part of the CASES endorsement programme.

To find out more about Graduate and Professional Membership see our Membership Category pages.