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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SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Postal Service held a first-day-of-issue ceremony for its new Lowriders stamps today at the Logan Heights Library. With this issuance, USPS celebrates lowrider car culture, rooted in working-class Mexican American/Chicano communities throughout the American Southwest.
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03/11/2026 14:11
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03/11/2026 06:22
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PostalPro News

03/20/2026 05:00
These release notes summarize new features and enhancements implemented in deployments to the IV-MTR application.
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03/20/2026 05:00
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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03/19/2026 05:00
Note: For the latest technical specifications, please see the July 2026 Price Change Release Notes as they are published. Mail.dat and Mail.XML updates required for this release.
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03/19/2026 05:00
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