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

We are no longer accepting registration for this event

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USPS National and Oregon News

02/03/2026 09:36
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 16. All Post Office locations will be closed. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
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02/03/2026 09:00
HOUSTON — Today, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled the Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse stamp at the Chinese Community Center in Houston. The Year of the Horse begins Feb. 17, 2026, and ends Feb. 5, 2027.
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02/03/2026 05:53
Hood River / The Dalles, OR – 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 that include The Dalles, Hood River, Fairview, Corbett, and Troutdale.
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01/29/2026 06:37
BOSTON — The U.S. Postal Service held a first-day-of-issue stamp dedication to commemorate the life of Phillis Wheatley at the historic Old South Meeting House.
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01/28/2026 13:59
Tualatin, OR — 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 within their local Tualatin community and surrounding areas.
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01/24/2026 06:11
WASHINGTON — Today, the United States Postal Service (USPS) released Colorado Statehood, a new stamp commemorating the state’s 150th anniversary with a photograph called “Foggy Jagged Mountain, Weminuche Wilderness” by nature photographer John Fielder. The first-day-of-issue event was held at the History Colorado Center in Denver in conjunction with the opening of the “Mountains Majesty: On the Summit with John Fielder” exhibition.
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01/23/2026 11:12
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced the appointment of Susana Rodriguez de Tembleque, a technology executive and creative director, to the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, or CSAC.
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01/22/2026 12:21
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today launched its bidding website to accept proposals for entry to its valuable last-mile delivery network. More than 18,000 USPS destination delivery units (DDUs) and local processing centers (LPCs) nationwide are now accessible to a broader range of customers via the dedicated bid solicitation platform.
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01/22/2026 10:37
WASHINGTON — Through large investments in new technology and new logistics planning and execution, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) significantly improved its delivery performance during this past holiday season. Mail items and packages were delivered within 2.5 days on average (16 billion in volume), compared to 2.8 days during the same period last year (Nov. 15 – Jan. 9). On-time delivery scores were higher virtually across the board, with the best scores being in its last mile Destination Delivery Units (DDU). The DDU space is the subject of the USPS bid solicitation process beginning later this month.
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01/14/2026 14:16
Fort Rock, OR - On Wednesday October 1st, 2025, Hallie Nelson was officially sworn in as Fort Rock Postmaster in her seventh year as a postal employee.
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PostalPro News

02/04/2026 04:00
Registration is officially OPEN for the 2026 Southern Area AIM Meeting, and we couldn’t be more excited to share what’s in store! This year’s event features an outstanding lineup of dynamic Postal and Industry speakers who will bring fresh insights, valuable perspectives, and engaging discussions. And the best part?We’re heading to Orlando in 2026! Get ready for sunshine, networking, and an energizing AIM experience at one of the city’s premier venues. Event Schedule Networking Event📅 Thursday, February 26, 2026⏰ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM AIM Meeting📅 Friday, February 27, 2026🍽️ Breakfast: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM🕘 Meeting: 9:00 AM –...
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02/04/2026 04:00
Shippers who wish to access the DDU network will have the ability to propose a combination of volume, pricing and tender times at each location, with deliveries for successful bidders being made by USPS that same day or the next day, at the customer’s preference. To view the slides, please click here. Please use passcode 2@^xbEHT to access the webinar.
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02/04/2026 04:00
Shippers who wish to access the DDU network will have the ability to propose a combination of volume, pricing and tender times at each location, with deliveries for successful bidders being made by USPS that same day or the next day, at the customer’s preference. To view the presentation recording, please click here.
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These release notes summarize new features and enhancements implemented in deployments to the IV-MTR application.
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02/03/2026 04:00
This document provides a list of active IV-MTR work to be as well as items completed in FY25. *Please note, Postal Pro is the only source for a current IV-MTR Development log as updates will be made on an ongoing basis.
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02/02/2026 04:00
This spreadsheet contains the UAA statistics for January 2026.
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