ABSTRACT
Professional training through vocational education in higher education (the diploma program) emphasizes the competency of graduates, which is proven by certification of competency. One important factor required by a diploma program in order to deliver competent graduates is the provision of competent lecturers. Traditionally, a lecturer on a diploma program, especially in the subject of Human Resource Management (HRM), has been an academician who doesn’t have any professional experience. Thus, it has been a challenge when they are asked to complement their qualifications with professional certification as requested by the accreditation standard for diploma programs. This paper explains the competency standard for professional accreditation in HRM, based on Indonesian Labour and Transmigration ministerial decree, and discusses how HRM lecturers should address the standard to earn the certificate of competency. Using descriptive analysis, each competency that forms part of the standard for HRM professionals will be described, with an example of the portfolio that should be possessed by HRM lecturers in order to fulfill the standard.
