Live virtual HR training
HR Training in Wichita, KS
Live, instructor-led HR and compliance training for Wichita teams. Every course runs online, so anyone in Kansas 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 Wichita teams
HR salaries make outside training the practical choice in Wichita. The median HR specialist in the Wichita, KS area earns $65,390 a year and an HR manager $132,050 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, retrieved 2026-07-27). For most of the 12,710 employers in Sedgwick County (Census County Business Patterns, 2023, retrieved 2026-07-27), a training partner costs a fraction of another hire.
Founded in Charlotte in 1958. Now serving Kansas employers with live online HR training.
Average monthly quits rate across Kansas in 2025 (BLS JOLTS state estimates, retrieved 2026-07-27). Supervisor skills decide who stays.
Most courses approved for recertification credit, with completion records.
How Wichita teams attend
Three ways to train your Wichita team
Attend from anywhere in Wichita
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.
Kansas employment context
HR compliance for Kansas employers
Kansas does not require private employers to provide harassment prevention training. The Kansas Act Against Discrimination covers employers with 4 or more employees, a far lower threshold than federal Title VII’s 15, and is enforced by the Kansas Human Rights Commission. That low threshold means most small Wichita businesses are covered by state law even where federal law does not reach them. The EEOC recorded 759 Kansas charge receipts in fiscal year 2025 (EEOC Table E1b, FY 2025, retrieved 2026-07-27), alongside state filings. Documented supervisor training remains the recognized way to show reasonable care under the federal Faragher and Ellerth decisions. Catapult’s live online sessions give Wichita teams documented, instructor-led training with completion records for your files.
Sources: Kansas Human Rights Commission (Kansas Act Against Discrimination) · EEOC charge statistics, FY 2025
Employment law guidance reviewed by Karol Dixon, Senior HR Advisor, and Cindy Satter, Senior HR Advisor, SHRM-SCP, PHR. See Catapult HR Advisors.
Provided for general information, not legal advice. Requirements change; confirm current obligations with the agency or qualified counsel.
Local industries
Training for Wichita’s key industries
Four sectors dominate hiring around Wichita: Manufacturing, Health Care, Retail and Hospitality and Food Service together account for 136,438 of Sedgwick County’s 233,108 private-sector jobs (BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, retrieved 2026-07-27). Their people problems differ, and so does the training they need.
Average pay $85,669 in Sedgwick County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Shift-based supervision and safety culture depend on steady frontline leadership.
Average pay $58,120 in Sedgwick County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Round-the-clock scheduling, FMLA tracking and accommodation requests keep managers busy.
Average pay $37,950 in Sedgwick County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Seasonal staffing swings and young workforces put basic supervisor skills at a premium.
Average pay $22,836 in Sedgwick County (BLS QCEW, 2025). High turnover and tipped roles mean new supervisors are always in the pipeline.
Training topics
HR training topics for Wichita teams
Every program is available live online to Wichita professionals. Explore a topic for upcoming dates and registration.
Leadership & Management
Live virtual leadership & management training for Wichita teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Manager Development
Live virtual manager development training for Wichita teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Harassment Prevention & Compliance
Live virtual harassment prevention & compliance training for Wichita teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Professional Development
Live virtual professional development training for Wichita teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Technology & Digital Skills
Live virtual technology & digital skills training for Wichita teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →HR Certification Prep
Live virtual hr certification prep training for Wichita teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →AI for HR
Live virtual ai for hr training for Wichita teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →New Hire Onboarding
Live virtual new hire onboarding training for Wichita teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Upcoming sessions
Popular courses for Wichita teams
Live online sessions open to Wichita professionals. Dates update automatically.
Creating Organizational Change
View dates & register →Team Leader Certificate Program
View dates & register →Solving Complex Problems
View dates & register →Advanced Management I: Relational Leader Certificate Program
View dates & register →Workplace Laws for Managers and Supervisors
View dates & register →Local roots
Serving Wichita & Sedgwick County
Catapult supports employers across Wichita and Sedgwick County with live online and private on-site HR training, from a team that has trained employers since 1958.
- Wichita is on Central Time, 1 hour behind Eastern: a noon Eastern start is an 11:00 AM seat locally
- HRCI and SHRM recertification credit on most courses, with completion records
- Facilitated by practicing HR advisors who work with employers every day
More Kansas cities
HR training in other Kansas cities
Live-virtual sessions are open statewide. Explore training for another Kansas city, or see every Kansas option.
Good to know
Wichita HR training questions
Who enforces workplace discrimination law in Kansas?
The Kansas Human Rights Commission enforces the Kansas Act Against Discrimination, and the EEOC enforces federal law; Kansas logged 759 EEOC charge receipts in fiscal year 2025. Wichita employers face possible dual processes, so a written policy, prompt documentation and trained supervisors are the baseline, not extra credit.
Yes. Every session is live online and open to anyone in Kansas. Sessions are scheduled on Eastern Time and Wichita is on Central Time, 1 hour behind Eastern, so a noon Eastern start is an 11:00 AM seat locally. In-person seats exist only in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; everywhere else attends virtually.
Leadership and management, harassment prevention and compliance, professional development, technology skills and HR certification prep, delivered live online or privately on-site. The compliance and frontline-management courses map directly to the people issues manufacturing employers around Wichita handle daily.
Nearly all. HRCI and SHRM approval is listed on each course page, and completion certificates document your hours. If your team holds PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP credentials, Catapult sessions slot directly into their recertification plans.
Yes. Catapult delivers private training for Wichita organizations two ways: facilitators travel to your site, or run a live online session reserved for your team, scheduled around your calendar and your time zone.
Train your Wichita team with confidence
Live online sessions open to Kansas, or private delivery built around your organization.