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.