The educator accused of falsifying his credentials has spoken up in his own defence as his case goes to the Public Services Commission today.

"My credentials were in order," Government IT education officer Abdallah Ahad told The Royal Gazette last night. "Once the facts are known, everybody will see that I have not misrepresented myself."

Questions were raised about the $80,000-a-year officer after it was reported that Harvard and Cambridge, where he claimed he had studied, said they had never heard of him.

It was then reported that the university which Mr. Ahad said awarded him a PhD no longer exists, but previously sold degrees online.

With responsibilities including the highly respected B.TEC programme in public schools, Mr. Ahad was asked to produce proof of his qualifications. The deadline to do so was Friday.

Education Minister Terry Lister confirmed on Friday Mr. Ahad had complied with the request, but would not say if the credentials had been proved to be genuine.

"On Monday, (the report) goes to the Public Service Commission who will review it and make recommendations. That is the process and it is working," he said.

Though he declined to say anything more, Mr. Ahad, who has not spoken out publicly in his own defence, did say he felt confident about what he had submitted to Government so far.