The Central Illinois Postal Customer Council - Mail Design Professional (MDP) Online

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Many members have requested information on the Mail Design Professional certification course. GREAT NEWS! It’s available online at NO COST and can be accessed at any time.

Below is information from PostalPro regarding the online course and exam. Once on PostalPro, enter MDP into the search bar and click on Mail Design Professional (MDP) Online.

Mail Design Professional (MDP) Online

Mail Design Professional is a self-paced online certification course approved by the U.S. Postal Service®. The course can be accessed at any time and as many times as desired for free. It is estimated at 12 hours for full completion, but this will vary depending on the individual. In addition to the free course material online, if a student would like to become a certified Mail Design Professional, successful completion of the exam is required. Please visit https://imbg.usps.com/mdp to enroll.

This course is ideal for those who wish to maximize their proficiency in designing letter-size and flat-size mail to meet USPS® standards and obtain certification as a Mail Design Professional. The course includes:

Postal addressing standards
Classes of mail and processing categories
Intelligent Mail® and package barcode format and print specifications
Designing automation letters and flats (tabbing, polywrap, deflection, flexibility, etc.)
Reply mail (Business, Courtesy, Meter, Permit Reply and Merchandise Return Service)
Address Information products and Move Update

Learners will also receive information on design standards for:

Customized Market Mail
Repositionable Notes
Election Mail Logos
Privately Printed Labels
Reusable Envelopes

To become a certified Mail Design Professional, successful completion of the exam is required. You can sign up to take the exam from the MDP website. The certification is good for a two-year period once you have successfully completed the 100-question exam at 80% proficiency.

Please remember that the new exam is completed online on the MDP website.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

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