Public agencies
State and local government, public administrators, investigators, civil-rights enforcement professionals, and agency leadership teams.
Practical professional development in workplace investigations, employment law, leadership, communication, and conflict resolution. Customized live training for public agencies, professional associations, leadership teams, and organizations nationwide.
Live webinars • Interactive workshops • In-person programs by arrangement
Whether participants are investigating a complaint, managing a team, navigating policy questions, or leading through disagreement, the goal is the same: better reasoning and stronger professional practice.
State and local government, public administrators, investigators, civil-rights enforcement professionals, and agency leadership teams.
Human resources, employee relations, compliance teams, in-house counsel, employment attorneys, and workplace investigators.
Executives, supervisors, managers, boards, and teams responsible for difficult workplace decisions and organizational culture.
Universities, professional associations, conference organizers, and networks seeking substantive, engaging continuing education.
Programs can focus on a defined skill, a developing legal or organizational issue, or a coordinated set of professional competencies. Every session is shaped around the audience and the decisions they actually make.
Interview plans, witness questioning, credibility considerations, comparators, evidence evaluation, documentation, and clear analytical reports.
Applied focus: Interview and evidence-analysis exercises.
Discrimination, harassment, retaliation, administrative enforcement, employer obligations, and translating legal principles into sound workplace procedures.
Applied focus: Identify risks and defensible next steps.
ADA and FMLA fundamentals, the interactive process, accommodation requests, documentation, and the roles of supervisors and HR.
Applied focus: Work through realistic accommodation scenarios.
Management decisions, constructive disagreement, healthy debate, difficult conversations, leadership communication, and accountability.
Applied focus: Practice the conversation before it matters.
Interest-based negotiation, early intervention, mediation and conciliation, productive dialogue, and managing impasse.
Applied focus: Role-plays and facilitated decision exercises.
Complaint trends, investigative data, analytical reasoning, warning signals, and drawing careful conclusions from complex records.
Applied focus: Turn information into a structured recommendation.
From a focused lunchtime session to a sustained leadership-development experience, we match the learning format to the people, subject matter, and available time.
Engaging remote programs with interactive discussion and thoughtfully designed practice.
On-site learning for teams, agencies, associations, and professional gatherings.
Multi-part learning built around leadership competencies and sustained organizational goals.
Knowing a rule is not the same as using good judgment in a difficult conversation or decision. VirNet designs adult-learning experiences that connect essential concepts with realistic professional choices.
Dr. Benjamin Earwicker brings together legal education, public-sector leadership, mediation practice, and more than two decades of university teaching and curriculum development.
As a former Administrator of the Idaho Human Rights Commission, he worked at the intersection of civil-rights enforcement, workplace investigations, administrative processes, and organizational decision-making. His legal and mediation background informs practical instruction in employment issues, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
Just as important, his career in higher education, instructional design, and outcomes assessment shapes how the material is taught: through clear learning objectives, realistic cases, active participation, and opportunities to practice professional judgment.
VirNet provides independent professional training. Prior public service experience does not imply endorsement by a government agency.
We begin with the actual needs of your group and define a program that fits. There is no public course checkout or fixed enrollment package for these engagements.
Identify the audience, organizational context, current challenges, and learning objectives.
Select the topics, format, duration, interactive activities, and appropriate customization.
Confirm the scope, deliverables, fees, scheduling, and engagement terms in writing.
Participate in engaging instruction and receive the practical resources agreed for your program.
Each program is planned around its audience, learning objectives, format, and organizational context.
Yes. We can tailor examples, exercises, case studies, learning objectives, and emphasis to your agency or organization. The level of customization is agreed during program planning.
Yes. Interactive live virtual sessions are available nationwide, and in-person programs can be arranged based on location, timing, travel, and scope.
Common options include 60-minute webinars, 90-minute seminars, two-hour workshops, half-day and full-day programs, and multi-session professional development series.
Yes. We can develop a focused conference session, professional presentation, or interactive workshop suited to the audience and meeting format.
Yes. Recurring programs can cover related topics over time, with coordinated objectives, consistent materials, and activities that build from session to session.
We use established planning rates for standard formats and provide written proposals based on topic, duration, preparation, customization, travel, group size, and agreed deliverables. The detailed rate schedule is not published here.
Programs may include slides, worksheets, reference guides, case exercises, or follow-up tools. The specific materials and any reuse permissions are defined in the engagement proposal.
No. VirNet's programs provide professional education, not individualized legal advice or legal representation. Organizations should consult their own counsel about specific legal matters. Training also does not automatically confer continuing-education credit or a professional credential.
Tell us about your audience, the skills you want to develop, and your preferred format or timeframe. We'll discuss the possibilities and prepare a written proposal when the scope is clear.
Interested in an overview of VirNet's professional training capabilities? Mention that in the inquiry and we'll provide the public-facing summary when available.
From one focused workshop to an ongoing development partnership, VirNet can help you create training that respects your team's responsibilities and makes time for meaningful practice.