Live virtual HR training
HR Training in Grand Rapids, MI
Live, instructor-led HR and compliance training for Grand Rapids teams. Delivered 100% online and open to anyone in Michigan, plus in-person seats in Charlotte and Raleigh and private on-site delivery.
Why it matters here
HR training challenges facing Grand Rapids teams
Kent County runs on small employers: 17,799 establishments, and 92 percent of them have fewer than 50 people (Census County Business Patterns, 2023, retrieved 2026-07-27). At that size there is no HR office down the hall. The manager on the floor is the compliance program, and training that manager is the control that scales.
Founded in Charlotte in 1958. Now training Michigan employers live online.
Michigan average monthly quits rate, 2025 (BLS JOLTS state estimates, retrieved 2026-07-27). Supervisors decide who stays.
Most courses approved for recertification credit, with completion records.
How Grand Rapids teams attend
Three ways to train your Grand Rapids team
Attend from anywhere in Grand Rapids
Instructor-led online sessions, open to your whole team. No travel.
Charlotte & Raleigh
In-person seats at our Carolinas training centers when you prefer a classroom.
We come to your team
Private delivery for your organization, live online or on-site.
Michigan employment context
HR compliance for Michigan employers
Michigan sets no harassment prevention training mandate for private employers. What it does set is unusually broad coverage: the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act applies to every Michigan employer with 1 or more employees, including sexual orientation and gender identity since its 2023 amendment, and is enforced by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. Federal Title VII adds coverage at 15 employees, and Michigan produced 2,486 EEOC charge receipts in fiscal year 2025 (EEOC Table E1b, FY 2025, retrieved 2026-07-27). Because even a single-employee business carries state liability, documented manager training is the practical standard Grand Rapids employers use to show the reasonable care federal courts look for. For Grand Rapids employers, Catapult’s instructor-led online sessions build that documentation without travel.
Employment law guidance reviewed by Karol Dixon, Senior HR Advisor, and Cindy Satter, Senior HR Advisor, SHRM-SCP, PHR. See Catapult HR Advisors.
Sources: Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (PA 453 of 1976) · Michigan Department of Civil Rights · EEOC charge statistics, FY 2025
Provided for general information, not legal advice. Requirements change; confirm current obligations with the agency or qualified counsel.
Local industries
Training for Grand Rapids’s key industries
Measured, not guessed: private employers in Kent County reported 390,514 jobs in 2025, led by Health Care, Manufacturing, Administrative Services and Retail (BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, retrieved 2026-07-27). Those are the workforces our facilitators train month in, month out.
Average pay $32,898 in Kent County (BLS QCEW, 2025). High-volume, high-churn staffing makes trained supervisors the difference in retention.
Average pay $44,768 in Kent County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Constant hiring means constant onboarding, and managers set the tone in week one.
Average pay $68,817 in Kent County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Burnout and accommodation requests land on charge nurses and shift leads first.
Average pay $80,064 in Kent County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Three shifts of frontline leads carry most of the harassment and safety exposure on the floor.
Training topics
HR training topics for Grand Rapids teams
Every program is available live online to Grand Rapids professionals. Explore a topic for upcoming dates and registration.
Leadership & Management
Live virtual leadership & management training for Grand Rapids teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Manager Development
Live virtual manager development training for Grand Rapids teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Harassment Prevention & Compliance
Live virtual harassment prevention & compliance training for Grand Rapids teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Professional Development
Live virtual professional development training for Grand Rapids teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Technology & Digital Skills
Live virtual technology & digital skills training for Grand Rapids teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →HR Certification Prep
Live virtual hr certification prep training for Grand Rapids teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →AI for HR
Live virtual ai for hr training for Grand Rapids teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →New Hire Onboarding
Live virtual new hire onboarding training for Grand Rapids teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Upcoming sessions
Popular courses for Grand Rapids teams
Live online sessions open to Grand Rapids professionals. Dates update automatically.
Local roots
Serving Grand Rapids & Kent County
Employers across Grand Rapids and the wider Kent County area get the full Catapult catalog: live online courses, private group delivery and HR advisory support, from an organization founded in 1958.
- Live online sessions open to every employer in Kent County
- Grand Rapids is on Eastern Time, the same clock the session calendar uses, so a 9:00 AM Eastern start is 9:00 AM on the local clock
- Facilitated by practicing HR advisors who work with employers every day
More Michigan cities
HR training in other Michigan cities
Live-virtual sessions are open statewide. Explore training for another Michigan city, or see every Michigan option.
Good to know
Grand Rapids HR training questions
Does Elliott-Larsen apply to small Grand Rapids businesses?
Yes. Elliott-Larsen defines an employer as a person with 1 or more employees, so nearly every Grand Rapids business is covered, far below Title VII’s 15-employee threshold. Small Kent County employers rarely have HR staff, which makes trained owners and managers the entire compliance program in practice.
Yes. Every public session is live online and open to anyone in Michigan, with no travel and no residency requirement. Grand Rapids is on Eastern Time, the same clock the session calendar uses, and a 9:00 AM Eastern start is 9:00 AM on the local clock. In-person seats exist only at the Charlotte and Raleigh training centers in North Carolina.
Leadership and management, harassment prevention and compliance, professional development, technology skills and HR certification prep, live online or privately on-site. The frontline-management and compliance courses track the people issues health care employers around Grand Rapids deal with every week.
Yes. Most Catapult courses are approved for HRCI and SHRM recertification credit. Both bodies require 60 credits on a 3-year cycle, so a regular course cadence keeps HR professionals current, and every attendee gets a completion record.
Yes. Private delivery for Grand Rapids organizations runs either live online, reserved for your team, or on-site with a facilitator at your location, scheduled around your calendar and your time zone.
Train your Grand Rapids team with confidence
Live online sessions open to Michigan, or private delivery built around your organization.