Live virtual HR training
HR Training in Columbus, OH
Live, instructor-led HR and compliance training for Columbus teams. Every course runs online, so anyone in Ohio 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 Columbus teams
Staffing a full training function is expensive in Columbus: the median HR specialist in the Columbus, OH area earns $75,440 a year and an HR manager $131,100 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, retrieved 2026-07-27). Instructor-led outside sessions give Columbus teams the same capability for a fraction of one salary.
Founded in Charlotte in 1958. Now training Ohio employers live online.
of Franklin County establishments have under 50 employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023, retrieved 2026-07-27). Lean teams, real exposure.
Learners trained every year across live online and in-person sessions.
How Columbus teams attend
Three ways to train your Columbus team
Attend from anywhere in Columbus
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.
Ohio employment context
HR compliance for Ohio employers
Ohio does not require private employers to provide harassment prevention training. Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4112 prohibits employment discrimination and harassment at employers with 4 or more employees, a lower bar than federal Title VII’s 15, and is enforced by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. Ohio employers generated 2,892 EEOC charge receipts in fiscal year 2025 (EEOC Table E1b, FY 2025, retrieved 2026-07-27), and a charge can be filed with either agency. With no statute setting a training standard, federal case law does: under the Faragher and Ellerth decisions, an employer that shows a genuine policy and documented supervisor training holds an affirmative defense to supervisor harassment claims. Catapult trains Columbus teams live online and issues a completion record for every attendee.
Employment law guidance reviewed by Karol Dixon, Senior HR Advisor, and Cindy Satter, Senior HR Advisor, SHRM-SCP, PHR. See Catapult HR Advisors.
Sources: Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4112 · Ohio Civil Rights Commission · 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 Columbus’s key industries
Hiring in Columbus concentrates in four sectors: Health Care, Retail, Hospitality and Food Service and Professional Services hold 309,241 of Franklin County’s 658,469 private-sector jobs (BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, retrieved 2026-07-27). Different floors, different failure modes, same need for trained supervision.
127,834 jobs in Franklin County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Burnout and accommodation requests land on charge nurses and shift leads first.
67,129 jobs in Franklin County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Constant hiring means constant onboarding, and managers set the tone in week one.
63,422 jobs in Franklin County (BLS QCEW, 2025). High turnover keeps a new class of supervisors always arriving, always untrained.
50,856 jobs in Franklin County (BLS QCEW, 2025). Contractor-heavy rosters raise classification and performance questions weekly.
Training topics
HR training topics for Columbus teams
Every program is available live online to Columbus professionals. Explore a topic for upcoming dates and registration.
Leadership & Management
Live virtual leadership & management training for Columbus teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Manager Development
Live virtual manager development training for Columbus teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Harassment Prevention & Compliance
Live virtual harassment prevention & compliance training for Columbus teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Professional Development
Live virtual professional development training for Columbus teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Technology & Digital Skills
Live virtual technology & digital skills training for Columbus teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →HR Certification Prep
Live virtual hr certification prep training for Columbus teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →AI for HR
Live virtual ai for hr training for Columbus teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →New Hire Onboarding
Live virtual new hire onboarding training for Columbus teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Upcoming sessions
Popular courses for Columbus teams
Live online sessions open to Columbus professionals. Dates update automatically.
Team Leader Certificate Program
View dates & register →Being an Effective Leader
View dates & register →The Art of Effective Email Communication
View dates & register →2026 Employment + Labor Law Update (Virtual)
View dates & register →HR Connect: Beyond Awareness, Building a Mentally Healthy Workplace
View dates & register →Local roots
Serving Columbus & Franklin County
Catapult trains employers across Columbus and the wider Franklin County area, live online and privately on-site, and has been training employers since 1958.
- Columbus 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
- Same live course catalog and session dates available in every state
- Facilitated by practicing HR advisors who work with employers every day
More Ohio cities
HR training in other Ohio cities
Live-virtual sessions are open statewide. Explore training for another Ohio city, or see every Ohio option.
Good to know
Columbus HR training questions
What harassment laws apply to Columbus employers?
Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4112 covers Columbus employers with 4 or more employees, enforced by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, with federal Title VII on top from 15 employees. No Ohio statute mandates training, so most Franklin County employers adopt a fixed supervisor training cycle voluntarily to hold the federal reasonable-care defense.
Distance is not the constraint. All open-enrollment courses run live online, and Columbus attendees join peers nationwide. Times are posted in Eastern Time, and a 9:00 AM Eastern start is 9:00 AM on the local clock. Private on-site delivery is the alternative when you want a room of your own people.
Leadership and management, harassment prevention and compliance, professional development, technology skills and HRCI and SHRM certification prep. Around Columbus, demand follows the jobs: health care accounts for 127,834 positions in Franklin County (BLS QCEW, 2025 annual averages), and the compliance and supervision courses map straight to it.
Yes, most courses carry both HRCI and SHRM recertification credit. That matters locally: the Columbus, OH area employs 7,740 HR specialists (BLS OEWS, May 2025), each needing 60 recertification credits every 3 years. A completion record follows every session.
Yes. Private delivery for Columbus 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 Columbus team with confidence
Live online sessions open to Ohio, or private delivery built around your organization.