Lecturer certification is the process of providing educator certificates for lecturers. Lecturer certification aims to (1) assess the professionalism of lecturers to determine the eligibility of lecturers (2) protect the lecturer profession as a learning agent in higher education, (3) improve the process and results of education and (4) accelerate the realization of national education goals. The educator certificate given to lecturers through the certification process is formal evidence of recognition of lecturers as professionals at the higher education level. Educator certification is carried out through competency tests to obtain an educator certificate. This competency test is carried out in the form of portfolio assessment, which is an assessment of academic and professional experience using a lecturer portfolio. The assessment of lecturer portfolios is carried out to recognize the professional abilities of lecturers.