Professionalism of lecturers is very closely related to the quality of higher education. The presence of professional lecturers will influence the learning process that is good and right, so that it will significantly influence the quality of education. The higher the quality of education, the more able to solve various problems faced by society, nation and state. The policy to increase lecturer professionalism through certification is part of a number of policies to improve the quality of lecturer quality improvement. The main discussion in this article is about policies to improve the quality of lecturers starting from the lecturer recruitment process, policies regarding lecturer functional positions, periodic guidance for lecturers, Tri Darma Higher Education policies. Policy issues in developing professionalism of lecturers include, among other things, many policy products that are centralistic in nature, and inhibit the creativity and academic freedom of a lecturer.