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Australia's home of emotional intelligence education
The evidence is clear, EI changes how people lead, relate and perform.
The Institute of EI exists to teach it with the depth and rigour it deserves, through evidence-based courses grounded in science and built for real life.
Featured courses
non-accredited
From Burnout to Balance: Identification, Recovery & Prevention
Burnout is clinically recognised, widely misrepresented and entirely addressable.
This six-week masterclass gives you the science, the strategies and the personalised support to recover from burnout and build lasting resilience.
Course Details
Format
Online — live and interactive
Duration
6 weeks · including 6 x 90 minute live sessions
Suitable for
On completion
Certificate of Completion
Investment
$2,495 AUD
What is Emotional Intelligence?
The evidence is clear.
Emotional intelligence changes outcomes.
People with stronger emotional intelligence lead better. Connect deeper. Perform under pressure. Thrive in complexity. In leadership, at work and in life.
Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to recognise, understand and manage your own emotions and to read and respond to the emotions of others. It’s not a soft skill. It is the most important human capability of our time, and with the right training, it can be learned.
Why choose the Institute
We go deeper on EI than anyone else
The emotional intelligence training space in Australia is full of one-day workshops and surface-level frameworks.
We teach you the science, independent of any proprietary measurement tool, so learners get the full picture, the deepest insights and a complete suite of development tools to grow in the areas that matter most to them.
And we back that up in the way we teach. Evidence-based courses, dedicated learning coaches and human-generated content, built for real life and applied from day one.
Whether you’re an individual ready to level up, part of a team or leading an entire organisation, we’re here for every industry, every role and every part of life.
Evidence-based curriculum
Every course is grounded in peer-reviewed EI science — not trends, not tools, not opinion.
Dedicated learning coach
Every learner is supported by a dedicated coach, fully invested in their progress. Nobody learns alone.
Built for real life
Practical application from day one. Every course is designed to be used immediately in leadership, work and life.
Mel Neil
Founder & Lead Instructor
About the Institute
Built on science. Designed for real life.
The Institute of EI was founded on a single belief. That emotional intelligence is the foundational skillset for a flourishing life. It is not soft. It is the hardest, most profound and most rewarding work we can do, as individuals, in our teams, organisations and communities.
Founded by Mel Neil, whose over two decades of EI education across individuals, teams and organisations underpin every course we offer, the Institute exists to do something no other provider has done; go deep on one discipline because we believe it is the most important human capability of our time.
This is bigger than a qualification. This is life changing.
20+
Years of EI research & practice
5000+
Professionals trained
250+
Organisations supported
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Whether you’re just discovering EI or deepening a practice you’ve had for years, this is your community. Stay close to the science, the stories and the people making it happen
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