摘要：This study aims to investigate the planning, organizing, actuating and controlling functions in the certification through the portfolio system for elementary school teachers in Sema-rang City. This study employed the qualitative approach, con-ducted in the Office of Education of Semarang City. The research subjects consisted of the Head of the Educator and Educational Personnel Section in the Office of Education, principals, and teachers. The data collecting techniques included interviews, observations, and document tracing. The data were collected through interviews, supported by observations on learning processes and tracing documents of lesson plans and portfolio. The collected data were analyzed using the qualitative technique involving steps of collection, display, reduction, and conclusion drawing. The results of the study are as follows: (1) the planning of the portfolio system certification does not run well; from the aspect of socialization, procedures are income-plete and the data are invalid, (2) organization of portfolio system certification does not run well; from the aspects of portfolio preparation and verification, the documents are not in accordance with the guide books, (3) the actuation of the portfolio system certification does not run well, (4) the control of the portfolio system certification does not run well.Keywords: management, teacher certification, profession
