Effectiveness Training Institute of Australia (ETIA) Ltd
“When people are accepted, when they are free to express themselves and can participate in making decisions that affect them, they enjoy greater self-esteem, are more self-confident, and lose a sense of powerlessness that’s always present in autocratic families.”
Dr Thomas Gordon, 2000
The Effectiveness Training Institute of Australia (ETIA) Ltd is a not-for-profit, community based organisation that is dedicated to making courses in communication and conflict resolution skills available and accessible to all people in Australia.
Our ETIA Ltd mission is, “to bring peace to the world by offering people in families, schools and the workplace the skills they need to build and maintain satisfying relationships.“
Our inspiration and programs come from the late Dr Thomas Gordon who is the author and founder of Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.) program and Gordon Training International (GTI).
P.E.T. was created and founded by Dr. Thomas Gordon in 1962
Author of the Best-Selling “Parent Effectiveness Training” Book and Program.
Nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, 1998, 1999 and winner of the 1999 American Psychology Institute Award for Peace Studies in 2000.
The Effectiveness Training Institute of Australia (ETIA Ltd) is proudly affiliated with Gordon Training International (GTI). For additional information: visit http://www.gordontraining.com/.
To find out more about Effectiveness Training Courses or to enrol in a course: – Contact ETIA.


