In spite of all financial input and training from 1998 until 2006, teachers still experience many difficulties in interpreting Outcomes Based Education (OBE)/Curriculum 2005 (C2005) guidelines and translating them into classroom in South Africa. Teachers state that the change to OBE/C2005 was poorly financed; it was rushed and had little training and resources. The most important recommendations that are made are: Besides accreditation, the DoE should consider adopting a collaborative quality culture and quality assurance systems in the further development of C2005, allocating more money for transformation, training more personnel and supporting them. The DoE should adopt elements of established quality assurance systems such as the TQM and ISO 9000 into all planning and development of C2005. These recommendations are part of a quality assurance framework that is proposed for C2005 in its latest form as National Curriculum Statement (NCS). The study is a "must read" for researchers, educationists, education administrators, teachers and the general reader who is interested in Outcomes Based Education (OBE), Curriculum Development in South Africa in particular and in general.
