Live virtual HR training
HR Training in Chicago, IL
Live, instructor-led HR and compliance training for Chicago teams. Every course runs online, so anyone in Illinois can attend. In-person seats are available in Charlotte and Raleigh, and private on-site delivery is available.
Why it matters here
HR training challenges facing Chicago teams
Cook County runs on small employers: 134,513 establishments, and 94 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.
Catapult has trained employers since 1958 and serves Illinois teams live online today.
Illinois average monthly quits rate, 2025 (BLS JOLTS state estimates, retrieved 2026-07-27). Supervisors decide who stays.
Live online delivery for Illinois teams: no travel, no residency requirement.
How Chicago teams attend
Three ways to train your Chicago team
Attend from anywhere in Chicago
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.
Illinois employment context
HR compliance for Illinois employers
Chicago employers carry two layers of mandatory training. Statewide, the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5/2-109) requires every employer with employees working in Illinois to provide sexual harassment prevention training to all employees at least once a year, enforced by the Illinois Department of Human Rights. Chicago’s Human Rights Ordinance adds its own requirement: since July 1, 2022, employers with workers in the city must provide 1 hour of sexual harassment prevention training for employees and 2 hours for supervisors and managers each year, plus 1 hour of bystander intervention training, alongside a written policy. The Chicago Commission on Human Relations enforces the city rules on a July-through-June cycle. Illinois generated 5,180 EEOC charge receipts in fiscal year 2025 (EEOC Table E1b, FY 2025, retrieved 2026-07-27), the most of any state in the region. For Chicago teams, Catapult’s live online training checks the annual box and leaves the paper trail IDHR expects.
Employment law guidance reviewed by Karol Dixon, Senior HR Advisor, and Cindy Satter, Senior HR Advisor, SHRM-SCP, PHR. See Catapult HR Advisors.
Sources: 775 ILCS 5/2-109 · Illinois Department of Human Rights · Chicago Commission on Human Relations · 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 Chicago’s key industries
Measured, not guessed: private employers in Cook County reported 2,283,856 jobs in 2025, led by Health Care, Professional Services, Hospitality and Food Service 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 $38,093 in Cook County (BLS QCEW, 2025). High turnover keeps a new class of supervisors always arriving, always untrained.
Average pay $43,731 in Cook County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Constant hiring means constant onboarding, and managers set the tone in week one.
Average pay $66,239 in Cook County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Burnout and accommodation requests land on charge nurses and shift leads first.
Average pay $149,336 in Cook County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Contractor-heavy rosters raise classification and performance questions weekly.
Training topics
HR training topics for Chicago teams
Every program is available live online to Chicago professionals. Explore a topic for upcoming dates and registration.
Leadership & Management
Live virtual leadership & management training for Chicago teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Manager Development
Live virtual manager development training for Chicago teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Harassment Prevention & Compliance
Live virtual harassment prevention & compliance training for Chicago teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Professional Development
Live virtual professional development training for Chicago teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Technology & Digital Skills
Live virtual technology & digital skills training for Chicago teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →HR Certification Prep
Live virtual hr certification prep training for Chicago teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →AI for HR
Live virtual ai for hr training for Chicago teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →New Hire Onboarding
Live virtual new hire onboarding training for Chicago teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Upcoming sessions
Popular courses for Chicago teams
Live online sessions open to Chicago professionals. Dates update automatically.
HR Connect: Beyond Awareness, Building a Mentally Healthy Workplace
View dates & register →Mastering Communication Skills
View dates & register →Advanced Communication Skills for the Workplace
View dates & register →Advanced Management II: Multidimensional Leader Cert. Program
View dates & register →Navigating Difficult Conversations
View dates & register →Local roots
Serving Chicago & Cook County
Employers across Chicago and the wider Cook County area get the full Catapult catalog: live online courses, private group delivery and HR advisory support, from an organization founded in 1958.
- Chicago is on Central Time, 1 hour behind Eastern, so a noon Eastern start is an 11:00 AM seat locally
- Private on-site delivery available for Chicago organizations, on your calendar
- Facilitated by practicing HR advisors who work with employers every day
More Illinois cities
HR training in other Illinois cities
Live-virtual sessions are open statewide. Explore training for another Illinois city, or see every Illinois option.
Good to know
Chicago HR training questions
What sexual harassment training does Chicago require beyond Illinois state law?
Chicago requires 1 hour of sexual harassment prevention training for all employees and 2 hours for supervisors and managers every year, plus 1 hour of bystander intervention training. That sits on top of the statewide annual mandate in 775 ILCS 5/2-109 and is enforced by the Chicago Commission on Human Relations.
Yes. A Chicago team joins the same live online class as attendees anywhere in the country. The calendar is posted in Eastern Time, so a noon Eastern start is an 11:00 AM seat locally. If you want a classroom, the in-person rooms are in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina.
Everything an HR team buys training for: compliance and harassment prevention, manager development, professional skills, technology and certification prep. Every course page lists upcoming dates, and any session can be run privately for a Chicago group, online or at your site.
Yes, most courses carry both HRCI and SHRM recertification credit. That matters locally: the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI area employs 26,470 HR specialists (BLS OEWS, May 2025), each needing 60 recertification credits every 3 years. A completion record follows every session.
Yes, and for cohorts of 10 or more it is usually the better buy. Catapult runs private sessions for Chicago employers live online or on-site, scheduled around shifts, with the same HRCI and SHRM credit and completion records as public sessions.
Train your Chicago team with confidence
Live online sessions open to Illinois, or private delivery built around your organization.