Purpose: The purpose of the study was to develop a new model on factors that directly or indirectly influence teacher certification.

Research methodology: The research method used quantitative methods by distributing questionnaires be analyzed using the SEM PLS statistical tool. The study population was 388 ASN teachers who had been certified with a sampling of 80 respondents. The results and discussions were processed using the structural equation model (SEM/PLS) tool.

Results: The results of the study include: 1) There is no influence of teacher health on certification. 2) There is a significant influence of the influence of the work environment on teacher certification. 3) There is no influence of teacher health on the image of the leader. 4) There is a significant influence of the work environment on the image of the leader. 5) There is a significant influence of the image of the leader on teacher certification. 6) There is a significant indirect influence of the influence of teacher health on teacher certification through the image of the leader. 7) There is a significant indirect influence of the work environment on teacher certification through the image of the leader.

Limitations: Limitations. This research only uses a small sample of certified teachers in the city of Serang, so it does not reflect the completeness of the respondents' perceptions

Contributions: The contribution. This research used to support the number of certified teachers, it is necessary to pay attention to the work environment and the image of the leader.