Live virtual HR training
HR Training in Norfolk, VA
Live, instructor-led HR and compliance training for Norfolk teams. Every course runs online, so anyone in Virginia 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 Norfolk teams
The city of Norfolk holds 104,368 private-sector jobs (BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, retrieved 2026-07-27) across 5,398 employer establishments, and 93 percent of those establishments run with fewer than 50 people (Census County Business Patterns, 2023, retrieved 2026-07-27). At that size there is usually no HR specialist down the hall, so the manager’s first response is the company’s response.
Catapult, founded in Charlotte in 1958, has served Virginia employers for decades.
Average monthly quits rate across Virginia in 2025 (BLS JOLTS state estimates, retrieved 2026-07-27). Supervisor skills decide who stays.
Live online delivery for Virginia: no travel, no residency requirement.
How Norfolk teams attend
Three ways to train your Norfolk team
Attend from anywhere in Norfolk
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.
Virginia employment context
HR compliance for Virginia employers
Virginia does not mandate harassment prevention training, but its discrimination law just got much broader. As of July 1, 2026, the Virginia Human Rights Act covers employers with 5 or more employees, down from 15, and workers now have 730 days to file with the Office of Civil Rights in the Attorney General’s office. Virginia employers also faced 2,767 EEOC charge receipts in fiscal year 2025 (EEOC Table E1b, FY 2025, retrieved 2026-07-27). A 5-person Norfolk business now carries state discrimination exposure that used to start at 15 employees. Documented manager training is the practical response: it is the reasonable-care evidence courts look for under the federal Faragher and Ellerth decisions. For Norfolk employers, Catapult’s instructor-led online sessions build exactly that record.
Employment law guidance reviewed by Karol Dixon, Senior HR Advisor, and Cindy Satter, Senior HR Advisor, SHRM-SCP, PHR. See Catapult HR Advisors.
Sources: Virginia Human Rights Act (Va. Code Title 2.2, Ch. 39) · Virginia Attorney General, Office 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 Norfolk’s key industries
The city of Norfolk’s private employment runs on Health Care (23,268 jobs), Professional Services (11,723), Hospitality and Food Service (10,440) and Retail (9,565) (BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, retrieved 2026-07-27). Each sector carries different HR pressure points, and the courses meet them where they are.
Public-sector and defense employers in Norfolk work under documented process, so performance conversations and records need to hold up to review.
Often booked here: Conducting Effective Performance Reviews Managing Problem Performance Workplace Laws for Managers and Supervisors.
Norfolk technology employers promote fast, so managers often lead peers within months. Spreadsheet and analysis skill gaps show up just as quickly.
Often booked here: Team Leader Certificate Program MS Excel Level 1 Data-Driven Decision-Making.
Clinical managers in Norfolk are usually promoted from practice, not trained into supervision, and they carry the heaviest leave and accommodation load of any sector.
Often booked here: Fundamentals of Supervision Certificate Program FMLA in Action: A Practical Approach ADA in the Workplace: Accommodation.
Financial services teams in Norfolk operate under tight audit and conduct expectations, so manager decisions need to be consistent and defensible.
Often booked here: Workplace Laws for Managers and Supervisors Conducting Effective Performance Reviews Cyber-Security Essentials.
Training topics
HR training topics for Norfolk teams
Every program is available live online to Norfolk professionals. Explore a topic for upcoming dates and registration.
Leadership & Management
Live virtual leadership & management training for Norfolk teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Manager Development
Live virtual manager development training for Norfolk teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Harassment Prevention & Compliance
Live virtual harassment prevention & compliance training for Norfolk teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Professional Development
Live virtual professional development training for Norfolk teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Technology & Digital Skills
Live virtual technology & digital skills training for Norfolk teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →HR Certification Prep
Live virtual hr certification prep training for Norfolk teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →AI for HR
Live virtual ai for hr training for Norfolk teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →New Hire Onboarding
Live virtual new hire onboarding training for Norfolk teams, plus in-person and private options.
Explore →Upcoming sessions
Popular courses for Norfolk teams
Live online sessions open to Norfolk professionals. Dates update automatically.
Local roots
Serving Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk employers get the full Catapult catalog: live online courses, private group delivery and HR advisory support, from an organization doing this work since 1958.
- Live online sessions open to every employer in Norfolk
- Norfolk is on Eastern Time: published session times are your local times, with no conversion to do
- HRCI and SHRM recertification credit on most courses, with completion records
More Virginia cities
HR training in other Virginia cities
Live-virtual sessions are open statewide. Explore training for another Virginia city, or see every Virginia option.
Good to know
Norfolk HR training questions
Where do Norfolk employees file workplace discrimination complaints?
Either with the Virginia Office of Civil Rights, which enforces the Virginia Human Rights Act and now accepts complaints for 730 days, or with the EEOC, which keeps a Norfolk Local Office under its Charlotte District. Virginia employers faced 2,767 EEOC charge receipts in fiscal 2025, so both routes see steady use.
Yes. Every public course runs live online with an instructor, so teams in Norfolk and the surrounding region join without travel. There is no residency requirement and no membership needed to register.
Catapult’s classroom sessions run at the Charlotte and Raleigh learning centers. For Norfolk employers the two usual routes are live online, which is how most teams attend, or private delivery at your own Norfolk location on a date you choose.
Virginia Human Rights Act (Va. Code 2.2-3900), enforced by the Virginia Office of Civil Rights, Office of the Attorney General. Catapult training helps Norfolk managers meet those obligations in practice, not just in policy. This is general information, not legal advice.
Norfolk employers come mainly from Government & Defense, Technology, Healthcare. Those sectors book supervisory and employment-law training most often, because managers are usually promoted from the work rather than trained into managing it. The industry notes above list the courses each sector books.
Most single-session courses are $249 for members and $289 for non-members, with three or more seats priced lower. Certificate programs start at $529. A Class Pass covers the whole catalog for a year at $999 for members and $1,199 for non-members.
Yes. Live online training is open to every employer in Norfolk, and private on-site delivery is available throughout the region. Sessions and private delivery reach 23509, 23508, 23507 and the surrounding area.
Train your Norfolk team with confidence
Live online sessions open to Virginia, or private delivery built around your organization.