Professor Trevor Davison
PhD; MA; BEd; DipTeach (TAFE); TESOLAdjunct Professor
Office of the Vice-President - Research
Professor Trevor Davison is the former CQUniversity Associate Vice-Chancellor for Western Australia, then South East Queensland. Trevor worked for CQUniversity for nearly 15 years over three separate occasions: As an academic in Teacher Education, as the Head of Campus: Mackay and in his more recent Associate Vice-Chancellor positions. Trevor is currently a Board Director and Chair of Academic Board for an RTO, and working as a self-employed Consultant.
Trevor is a dynamic educational leader with extensive national and international experience in leading and managing colleges, campuses and Schools/Faculties, built on strategic planning, quality assurance and strategic partnerships. He is adept at combining his high-level analytical and communication skills with a strong ability to achieve tangible outcomes, including initiating and completing institutional start-up, development and change projects in both emerging and established markets. Trevor is a passionate educator with broad experience in program design, delivery, management and teaching in the tertiary education sector – in both the University and in VET – including providing a range of professional development activities for staff. His philosophy and professional practice is built on his rich and diverse experience in the university and vocational education sectors, and industry.
Trevor played semi-professional football (soccer) for many years, then became an FA Coach and Referee.
He has also been a bass player in a number of bands for more than 20 years.
Trevor loves music, especially Funk, RnB and Soul, and is a Prince fanatic.
Universities Studied At
Brisbane College of Advanced Education (now Griffith University)
University of Queensland
The Ohio State University
CQUniversity
Universities Worked At
University of Queensland
The Ohio State University
CQUniversity
Awards
TEFL/TESOL Certificate, International TEFL Academy, USA
Diploma of Project Management, The Australian Institute of Management, Australia
PhD (Educational Leadership), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
MA (Adult Education), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Bachelor of Education, University of Queensland, Australia
Diploma of Teaching (TVET), Griffith University, Australia
City & Guilds Full Technological Certificate, Gateshead Technical College, UK
Previous teaching
Teacher Education Undergraduates
Philosophy of Education
Applied Ethics for Teachers
Cultural Contexts of Education & Training
Education, Training & Work
Assessing Learning
Technologies For Learning & Teaching
Competency-Based Learning
Independent Learning
Learning Needs Analysis
Teaching, Learning & Planning
Basic Teaching Skills
The Changing Contexts of Education
Post-graduates
University and college teaching staff
Designing & Implementing Program Quality Assurance Processes
Logic and Argumentation
Developing Curriculum
Basic Teaching Skills
Assessing Learning
Teaching, Learning & Planning
Competency-Based Education and Training
Recognition of Prior Learning
Engineering Technicians
Fundamentals of Energy
Basic Hand Tools & Workshop Practices
Apprentices
Mathematics
Science
Engines
Transmissions
Electrics
Hydraulics
Pneumatics
Steering Systems
Suspensions Systems
Braking Systems
Professional Experience
CQUniversity - Associate Vice Chancellor: South East Queensland
CQUniversity - Associate Vice Chancellor: Western Australia
Abu Dhabi Vocational Education & Training Institute, United Arab Emirates - Senior Manager: Academic Affairs
Algonquin College of Excellence, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Director
Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program, Star Mountains Institute of Technology, Papua New Guinea - CEO
CQUniversity Mackay - Head of Campus
Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
- Dean, Fujairah Colleges - Manager, Program Quality Assurance, Academic Services - Manager, Teaching, Learning & Assessment, Academic Services - Supervisor, Teaching, Learning and Assessment, Abu Dhabi Men’s College
Central Queensland University, Australia - Senior Lecturer: Teacher Education (Tenured)
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA - RHD Student/Lecturer/Researcher
Bougainville Copper Ltd, Papua New Guinea - Technical & Vocational Teacher
TAFE Queensland, Australia - Technical & Vocational Teacher
British Aerospace - Aircraft Technician, UK
Various - Heavy Equipment Technician, UK and Australia
Consultancy Work
PT Newmont Nusa Tengarra Mining, Indonesia
Designed and developed apprentice programs for a large mining company
Australia Pacific Training Coalition
Senior Advisor
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 3903 Education Systems
- 3999 Other Education
- 5002 History and Philosophy of Specific Fields
At the level of Principal Supervisor
Current Capacity
Education Systems - Higher Education
Education Systems - Technical, Further and Workplace Education
Applied Ethics - Applied Ethics not elsewhere classified
Philosophy - Philosophy of Language
