Through studies and research carried out in the framework of this paper, an attempt was made to highlight the need for professionalism of teaching activity, starting from the current situation and where we want to go. For starters I made a parallel between profession-like theoretical object unlike profession-as the object of everyday practice. Considering the fact that the teaching profession has an extremely powerful human dimension, involving not only knowledge and skills but also the attitudes, values, ethos, in a word, a  professional conscience I approached the size of the teaching profession and the training system. The current and future training of teaching staff in Romania following the Directorates-General of the European Union are considering the importance of professionalism of a career in teaching, in which teachers continuous training is regulated and mandatory. In this context, we deemed it necessary to introduce the competencies required for the teaching profession, as well as the acquisition of additional skills such as: computer-assisted teaching, foreign language teaching, educational counseling and career orientation, adult education etc. Finally, we presented our conclusions and proposals.