MDP Course Overview

MDP Course Overview

Overview

The Mail Design Professional (MDP) course provides in depth training on postal standards related to designing letter and flat mail to facilitate processing on high-speed automated equipment while maximizing cost effectiveness and reducing processing delays.

The Educations Subcommittee of the PCC Advisory Committee in collaboration with the USPS National Center for Employee Development (NCED) Team is offering the MDP Program to PCCs.

With This Course You'll Learn About:

Postal addressing standards
Class of Mail and processing categories
Intelligent Mail barcoding formats and print specifications
Designing automation letters (tabbing, polywrap, deflection, flexibility, etc.)
Reply mail (BRM, CRM, MRM, PRM, MRS)
 

2-Day Course

Course Overview:

Thursday 25 April 8AM-3PM
Friday 26 April 8AM-3PM

NOTE: MDP Course in person only. No Hybrid option.

Event Information

Event Date 04-25-2024 8:00 am
Event End Date 04-26-2024 3:00 pm
Cut Off Date 04-19-2024 11:55 pm
Capacity 15
Registered 4
Available Place 11
Individual Price Free
Location Portland Processing & Distribution Center

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USPS National and Oregon News

04/26/2024 07:50
BURLINGAME, CA — The Postal Service today issued a new $1 Floral Geometry stamp, the latest offering in the organization’s Floral Geometry collection. The $1 stamp joins similar $2 and $5 stamps issued in 2022 and a $10 stamp issued in 2023.
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04/16/2024 09:41
The Bend Post Office location is hosting job fairs the last two Thursdays in April.
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04/12/2024 08:00
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced the appointment of marketing executive Trish Jackson to the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC). Members are appointed to the committee by the postmaster general to provide expertise in business, history, science, technology, art, education, sports and other areas of public interest. Working together, they make recommendations for future stamp subjects.
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04/09/2024 11:30
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the U. S. Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission of mailing services price changes to take effect July 14, 2024. The new rates include a 5-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 68 cents to 73 cents.
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04/08/2024 09:00
ATLANTA — The U.S. Postal Service today announced it will honor baseball legend Henry “Hank” Aaron with a commemorative Forever stamp.
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04/05/2024 11:00
RANCHO MIRAGE, CA — Today, the Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the life of former First Lady Betty Ford on the campus of Eisenhower Health, adjacent to the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, CA. She was the wife of Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president, and widely admired for her support of women’s rights and her candor about the serious health challenges she faced.
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03/29/2024 12:19
The Postal Service is continually hiring new employees throughout Oregon.
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03/25/2024 08:54
Many companies throughout the nation are reducing their workforce. In Portland, it was recently announced hundreds of hardworking and loyal employees will lose their jobs in mid-April.
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02/27/2024 12:00
March is a month of change. Harsh winter weather is replaced by calmer, warmer spring temperatures. Why not take a cue from Mother Nature and begin your own transition into to a new career with the Postal Service.
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01/29/2024 11:22
2024 is a leap year — it happens once every four years — which means the month of February has one extra day. So why not take advantage of the additional time and find a new career with the Postal Service?
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