the candidates who applied for the post of Curriculum Consultant and is satisfied that it was done correctly.

And Government has accepted the College's recommendation and placed its support behind the decision.

Human Resource manager Neville Manderson was responding to an article in Tuesday's Royal Gazette in which Dr. Muriel Smith alleged that she had been the victim of discrimination.

"As best as I can interpret the College does not have a comment,'' he said, "other than to say that we have gone through the process with this most recent job. We have gone through the process of interviewing and final approval.'' The dispute is understood to be in the hands of the Human Rights Commission because Dr. Smith, a Bermudian, says she was turned down for three jobs that were given to less qualified people. Her problems were highlighted in a story carried in the Workers Voice last month.

And Shadow Labour Minister Alex Scott has called on Labour Minister Quinton Edness to investigate the matter and make its results public.

Mr. Edness said his Ministry accepted the College's recommendation.

"The College is the organisation who is hiring and we look to see that the procedures are followed and that no Bermudian is being injured,'' he explained. "We also look to see what the qualifications are for the job.'' In a letter to chief immigration officer Dr. Martin Brewer, Dr. Smith, who holds a doctorate in Educational Administration from Miami University, said she applied for the Director of Extension position at the Bermuda College in 1982 but was overlooked.

She said the position was given to someone less qualified.

In 1996, she answered an advertisement for the position of vice president Academic and Student Affairs but was not short listed.

Last October, the Bermuda College advertised for a Curriculum Consultant and she applied.

On November 6, the Associate Dean for Applied Studies told her she was not successful on the basis that she was not familiar with curriculum development.

Dr. Smith claimed that there were only two applicants for the job and the other person was the wife of the dean of the Technical Education Centre -- the same department in which the vacancy arose.

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