Important!

To receive payment and do business with the State of Florida you must be registered in MyFlorida MarketPlace (MFMP).

If you are not registered in MFMP, please register before proceeding with Swim Lesson Voucher Instructor registration.

Please ensure your W9 in MFMP is up to date so the department can expedite the payment process.

Complete the following as it is documented in MFMP:

-Select- Alachua Baker Bay Bradford Brevard Broward Calhoun Charlotte Citrus Clay Collier Columbia Desoto Dixie Duval Escambia Flagler Franklin Gadsden Gilchrist Glades Gulf Hamilton Hardee Hendry Hernando Highlands Hillsborough Holmes Indian River Jackson Jefferson Lafayette Lake Lee Leon Levy Liberty Madison Manatee Marion Martin Miami-Dade Monroe Nassau Okaloosa Okeechobee Orange Osceola Palm Beach Pasco Pinellas Polk Putnam Santa Rosa Sarasota Seminole St. Johns St. Lucie Sumter Suwannee Taylor Union Volusia Wakulla Walton Washington

Note: Any individual or organization that wishes to provide a lifeguard or swimming instructor training and certification course in the state of Florida must use a nationally recognized aquatic training program or equivalent, as defined in 64E-9.008(2)(a)2, F.A.C.

Age Ranges Taught (check all that apply):

  0-6 Month
  7 month - 1 year
  2 years
  3 years
  4 years

If you plan to offer adaptive swim lessons, instructors certification by the Dan Marino Foundation (DMF) must be up to date

Please note: In accordance with Florida Statute, persons providing services to minors (as defined in Section 1.01(13) Florida Statutes) on behalf of the Department are required to pass a Level 1 Background Screening. An attestation must be filed annually to confirm and state the following for all swim instructors performing swim lessons under the Swim Lesson Voucher Program. Electronic signatures are acceptable. Attestation form is provided in the link below. Once completed for each instructor, please submit the supporting documents using the button at the end of the form. If a Level 1 Background Screening has not yet been completed, this can be completed through a local background screening company.