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The effectiveness of the teacher certification program in position can be evaluated using several indicators. One indicator that can be used as a measure of the effectiveness of teacher certification policies is the Academic competence of teachers. Descriptive research has been conducted which aims to describe the competency profile of Biology teachers who participated in teacher certification positions at PSG 130 Rayon Khairun University in 2014. The data are collected through documentation studies, namely the results of the UKA and UTN documents from the PLPG participants in the field of Biology. Data analysis techniques were conducted in quantitative descriptive. The results of this study indicate; 1) the competency profile of Biology teachers before participating PLPG in the 2014 is categorized as low (34.3); 2) the competency profile of Biology teachers after participating in the PLPG is categorized sufficient (57.1); 3) In general, there is an increase in the competency of Biology study teachers after attending the PLPG in 2014 with N-Gain 22.8. At present the average Biology teacher who has been certified has academic competencies that are able to adapt to the development of education in the 21st century.