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

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10/21/2026 13:45
OREGON — In an effort to highlight the importance of dog bite awareness, the Postal Service has issued a special postmark cancellation featuring an image of a Labrador retriever with a hashtag promoting the campaign.
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10/20/2026 10:02
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10/20/2026 08:00
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10/06/2026 08:00
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OREGON — In many parts of the country, fall is one of the most spectacular seasons in nature. Trees filled with vibrantly colored leaves paint the landscape in beautiful shades of red, yellow and orange. But while the leaves may be beautiful when they are on the tree, they can become a safety hazard once they’re on the ground. Add water to the mix and you have the ingredients for treacherous driving and walking conditions.
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Effective immediately, due to wildfire evacuation order, the Juntura Post Office is closed.
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07/22/2026 13:18
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07/20/2026 10:38
HOOD RIVER — The U.S. Postal Service is looking for candidates to provide delivery services along designated routes in suburban and rural areas on weekdays, weekends, and holidays, indoors and outdoors to families across their communities.
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PostalPro News

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This spreadsheet provides a list of operation codes (opcodes), also known as Scan Event Codes, for the IV-MTR application.
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Effective December 1, 2026, the Postal Service™ will revise Labeling List(s) L001, L004, L009, L010, L012, L015, L016, L201, L602, L605, and L606 to reflect changes in mail processing operations. Mailers are expected to label according to these revised lists for mailings inducted on or after the December 1, 2026, effective date through January 31, 2027, expiration date. The changes will be published in the Postal Bulletin, Issue #22715.
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