Live virtual HR training

HR Training in Peoria, IL

Live, instructor-led HR and compliance training for Peoria teams. Delivered 100% online and open to anyone in Illinois, plus in-person seats in Charlotte and Raleigh and private on-site delivery.

1,500+Learners trained / yr
HRCI & SHRMApproved provider
NationwideLive virtual, all 50 states

Why it matters here

HR training challenges facing Peoria teams

Keeping people is the harder half of hiring in Peoria. Illinois workers quit at an average monthly rate of 2.0 percent in 2025 (BLS JOLTS state estimates, retrieved 2026-07-27), and each exit lands on the supervisors who stay. With 91,408 private-sector jobs in Peoria County, manager skills are the retention lever Peoria employers actually control.

1958

Catapult has trained employers since 1958 and serves Illinois teams live online today.

93%

of Peoria County establishments have under 50 employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023, retrieved 2026-07-27). Lean teams, real exposure.

1,500+

Learners trained every year across live online and in-person sessions.

How Peoria teams attend

Three ways to train your Peoria team

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Live virtual

Attend from anywhere in Peoria

Instructor-led online sessions, open to your whole team. No travel.

In-person HR training workshop with attendees
In person

Charlotte & Raleigh

In-person seats at our Carolinas training centers when you prefer a classroom.

Private on-site HR training for a team
Private on-site

We come to your team

Private delivery for your organization, live online or on-site.

Illinois employment context

HR compliance for Illinois employers

Illinois is one of the few states that mandates workplace training. Under the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5/2-109), every employer with employees working in Illinois must provide sexual harassment prevention training to all employees at least once a year, starting from the first employee on payroll. The training must cover the definition and examples of unlawful sexual harassment, the federal and state remedies available to victims, and the employer’s responsibilities for prevention, investigation and correction. Employers may use the free model program from the Illinois Department of Human Rights or any program that meets or exceeds it; IDHR enforces the mandate with civil penalties that reach $5,000 for repeat violations. Illinois employers also generated 5,180 EEOC charge receipts in fiscal year 2025 (EEOC Table E1b, FY 2025, retrieved 2026-07-27), so completion records matter. For Peoria 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 · 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 Peoria’s key industries

Measured, not guessed: private employers in Peoria County reported 91,408 jobs in 2025, led by Health Care, Manufacturing, Retail and Hospitality and Food Service (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.

Hospitality & Food Service

Average pay $25,073 in Peoria County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Tips, late shifts and guest conduct make this the sector where complaints surface first.

Health Care

Average pay $73,691 in Peoria County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Licensure, mandatory reporting and 24-hour scheduling make supervision a technical skill here.

Manufacturing

Average pay $141,136 in Peoria County (BLS QCEW, 2025). The best machine operator becomes the shift lead, and nobody teaches the people half of the job.

Retail

Average pay $37,594 in Peoria County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Young, seasonal workforces put coaching and scheduling judgment on the store manager.

Local roots

Serving Peoria & Peoria County

Employers across Peoria and the wider Peoria County area get the full Catapult catalog: live online courses, private group delivery and HR advisory support, from an organization founded in 1958.

  • Peoria is on Central Time, 1 hour behind Eastern, so a noon Eastern start is an 11:00 AM seat locally
  • Same live course catalog and session dates available in every state
  • Facilitated by practicing HR advisors who work with employers every day

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Good to know

Peoria HR training questions

Does the IDHR model training satisfy the Illinois requirement?

Yes. The Illinois Department of Human Rights publishes a free model sexual harassment prevention program, and using it satisfies 775 ILCS 5/2-109. Employers may substitute their own training if it meets or exceeds the model’s minimum standards. Either way, every employee must be trained at least once a year.

Distance is not the constraint. All open-enrollment courses run live online, and Peoria attendees join peers nationwide. Times are posted in Eastern Time, and a noon Eastern start is an 11:00 AM seat locally. Private on-site delivery is the alternative when you want a room of your own people.

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 Peoria group, online or at your site.

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, and for cohorts of 10 or more it is usually the better buy. Catapult runs private sessions for Peoria employers live online or on-site, scheduled around shifts, with the same HRCI and SHRM credit and completion records as public sessions.

Train your Peoria team with confidence

Live online sessions open to Illinois, or private delivery built around your organization.