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

04/20/2026 13:15
PROVIDENCE, RI — The U.S. Postal Service invites you to celebrate with the release of a new Happy Birthday Forever stamp to honor everyone’s favorite day — their birthday — with cake, candles and a card marking the anniversary of their birth.
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04/18/2026 08:00
PROVIDENCE, RI - The U.S. Postal Service invites you to celebrate with the release of a new Happy Birthday Forever stamp to honor everyone's favorite day — their birthday — with cake, candles and a card marking the anniversary of their birth.
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04/17/2026 10:27
Oregon — The U.S. Postal Service acknowledges April as National Card and Letter Writing month. We encourage our customers within their local communities throughout Oregon to consider expressing their sentiment through the written word and mailing a letter or a card using First-Class Mail, which provides a reliable and cost-effective way to share something special with loved ones.
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04/16/2026 12:30
The U.S. Postal Service will issue Bald Eagle: Hatchling to Adult, a new set of commemorative postage stamps. The first-day-of-issue outdoor event is free and open to the public. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #BaldEagleStamps.
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04/16/2026 09:00
The U.S. Postal Service will issue Bald Eagle: Hatchling to Adult, a new set of commemorative postage stamps. The first-day-of-issue outdoor event is free and open to the public. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #BaldEagleStamps.
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04/14/2026 09:30
Sublimity, OR — Planning a vacation? Need a passport or passport card?
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04/14/2026 07:50
WASHINGTON — In recognition of the nation’s 250th anniversary, the U.S. Postal Service today released Figures of the American Revolution Forever stamps. The commemorative stamps feature 25 individual portraits honoring some of the people whose actions helped shape the American Revolution and establish U.S. independence.
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04/10/2026 08:00
WASHINGTON — In recognition of the nation’s 250th anniversary, the U.S. Postal Service today released Figures of the American Revolution Forever stamps. The commemorative stamps feature 25 individual portraits honoring some of the people whose actions helped shape the American Revolution and establish U.S. independence.
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04/09/2026 09:26
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of mailing services price changes to take effect on July 12. The new rates include a 4-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82 cents.
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03/31/2026 11:00
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced the stamp issues that will be premiered at the Boston 2026 World Exposition , the 12th international philatelic exhibition of the United States.
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