Management of mail and distribution systems today calls for many more skills and knowledge than in the past. With the changing attitudes of executive management toward the importance of employing managers with higher skill levels, a new breed of mail management professional has emerged. Organizations of all sizes are beginning to recognize that they cannot afford to entrust the management of their mail and distribution operation to unequipped managers. A professional manager is required in order to achieve an efficient mail operation that is capable of providing maximum quality services at minimum cost.

The objectives of the Certification Programs are:

This trend accounts for the growth of the latest professional management field of specialization – the professional Mail and Distribution Systems Manager. These professional managers should be of a caliber comparable to the level of the other professionals with whom they must interface and serve in the best interests of their common organization.

The accounting, legal, data processing, training, human resources and other executives have long been accepted by professionals and recognized through a certification process. This is due to the awareness of a body of technical knowledge required by professionals in each field in order to perform effectively in their field. Certification programs are designed to provide an accreditation for the technical knowledge required in the Mail and Distribution industry.