About Certification and Training

The Property Tax Oversight Certification and Training team is responsible for providing training and certification for:

  • Florida county property appraisers and staff.
  • Florida county tax collectors and staff.

Our training program is established in section 195.002, Florida Statutes, and is further defined in
Chapter 12D-19, Florida Administrative Code.​


Training is also available for:​

  • Florida special magistrates.
  • Individuals from other states and entities intereste​d in the training courses.

Florida Professional Certification Program Guide


Send questions regarding trainings or certification to PTOTraining@floridarevenue.com​.
​​

Department Designations

​The Certified Florida Appraiser, Certified Florida Evaluator, and Certified Cadastralist of Florida designations are contingent on employment with a Florida property appraiser's office or the Florida Department of Revenue. The Certified Florida Collector and Certified Florida Collector Assistant designations are contingent on employment with a Florida tax collector's office or the Florida Department of Revenue.


If a designee terminates employment for any reason, he or she may not use or display the Certified Florida Appraiser, Certified Florida Evaluator, Certified Cadastralist of Florida, Certified Florida Collector, and Certified Florida Collector Assistant designation(s).


For more information on the appropriate use of these designations, please contact PTOTraining@floridarevenue.com.

Presentations

To Be Announced

Forms

Document Description
Format
DR-4001 Application for Florida Professional Certification Download DR-4001 (This link will open up in a new window)PDF (93 KB)
DR-4002 Application for Approval of a Course or Continuing Education Credit Hours Download DR-4002 (This link will open up in a new window)PDF (124 KB)
DFS-AA-4 Application for Refunds - Department of Financial Services Download DFS-AA-4 (This link will open up in a new window)PDF (27 KB)

Public Meeting Notices

Courses Approved for Certification and Continuing Education

APPROVED COURSES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION - CERTIFIED FLORIDA APPRAISER

APPROVED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATION - CERTIFIED CADASTRALIST OF FLORIDA

APPROVED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATION - CERTIFIED FLORIDA APPRAISER AND CERTIFIED FLORIDA EVALUATOR

APPROVED COURSES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION - CERTIFIED FLORIDA COLLECTOR

APPROVED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATION - CERTIFIED FLORIDA COLLECTOR AND CERTIFIED FLORIDA COLLECTOR ASSISTANT


Many courses approved for continuing education for Certified Florida Appraisers and Certified Florida Collectors also appear to meet the content criteria of section 112.3142, F.S., which provides that Florida’s Constitutional officers, including property appraisers and tax collectors, are required to complete 4 hours of ethics training each calendar year. At a minimum these trainings should include:

  • Section 8, Article II of the State Constitution
  • Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees
  • Public records and public meetings laws of Florida

Additional sources of ethics training for property appraisers, tax collectors, and staff can be found here:
COURSES ON ETHICS