Аннотация:Professionalism issue of a teacher, especially related to learning skills slants education issues in Indonesia. The professionalism which is nowadays considered as a demand is frequently disseminated and promoted. The promotion is supported by the teacher certification program or the teacher profession program. A teacher possessing the certificate is assumed to be skillful in carrying out teaching and learning process. He must be responsible and qualified in doing his profession. The professionalism of a teacher becomes an important milestone in realizing the innovative learning process through four teacher competencies, namely: pedagogical competence, professional competence, social competence, and personal competence. Efforts to improve the professionalism of teachers through these competencies are very possible to be achieved through education in accordance with academic qualifications, the implementation of professional programs under sustainable supervision, regular innovative trainings, the realization of the literacy program, the utilization of workgroup of teachers, synergy and collaboration with various parties, writing on and working in the field of educationas well as the change of the management paradigm. These can be implemented by the habitual andregular approach to ensure the availability of professional teachers in doing their duty and responsibility, both at the elementary and intermediate levels.
