Ministry of Education

Continuous Improvement: Streamlining Development Services for a Growing Community

To address staffing challenges in the K–12 education sector, the Ministry of Education developed a comprehensive Workforce Strategy. Berlineaton was engaged to support its implementation by facilitating the development of an Action Plan Report. Through fifteen consultation sessions with key education sector partners, our team helped gather critical insights and shape actionable next steps. This work is contributing to a more responsive, collaborative, and future-ready education workforce.

Key Team Members
Tobias Mehra
Mackenzie Farrell

A Profound Experience

As education systems face mounting staffing pressures and evolving learner needs, the provincial government is responding with bold, strategic approaches to workforce planning. One such initiative involved the creation of a comprehensive K-12 Workforce Strategy. This is aimed at guiding the education sector through current and future workforce challenges. To ensure that the strategy could be translated into practical, collaborative action, the Ministry of Education turned to Berlineaton to lead the development of an actionable implementation plan grounded in broad sector input.

Practical Solutions

Between January and February 2024, Berlineaton facilitated fifteen action planning consultation sessions with key sector partners, including:

  • Employer organizations
  • Unions
  • Credentialing bodies
  • Post-secondary institutions
  • Relevant government ministries

These sessions were designed to gather input on actionable, sector-informed next steps aligned with the Workforce Strategy’s key focus areas. Through facilitated discussions, stakeholders explored current realities, shared challenges, and identified priority actions that would strengthen the workforce’s capacity to support student success.

Bolder Futures:

The insights and recommendations gathered through these consultation sessions are now shaping the Action Plan Report, which will guide the strategy’s implementation in the years ahead. By grounding this work in collaboration and lived sector experience, the Ministry of Education is taking a proactive step toward building a more resilient and adaptable K–12 workforce. Once complete, the Action Plan will help ensure that schools are supported by strong, sustainable staffing practices that reflect the needs of diverse students and communities across the province.

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    Tobias Mehra

    BA, MSc, MIB, CMC
    Problem Solver, Ear-Lender, Globetrotter.

    Tobias is an Engagement Lead. He joined the firm in early 2019. He draws on his various academic and professional experiences in business strategy, market research and corporate sustainability to provide simple and elegant data-driven solutions. 

    Tobias discovered his passion for working with people from a diverse set of backgrounds and enjoys helping organizations confront complex challenges with simple data-powered solutions. 

    Originally hailing from Austria, he moved to Victoria in 2018. Tobias loves exploring the outdoors and loves Vancouver Island as much as he loves Austria. His newest love, though, is his daughter, born at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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    BSC, MMgmt, CMC
    Collaborator, Community Builder, Go-Getter.

    Mackenzie is an Engagement Lead and Independent School Practice Lead at Berlineaton. Known for her experience in strategy development and execution, she brings an innate sense of curiosity, meticulous attention to detail, and a strong interpersonal focus to all aspects of her work.

    Mackenzie specializes in working with independent schools, helping them to navigate unique challenges and build stronger, more sustainable institutions. She has worked with over 20 schools across Canada.

    With a deep-seated passion in helping organizations foster visionary futures for themselves, Mackenzie excels in guiding organizations through an engagement and people-centric approach on growth and improvement. Her strategic insights and commitment ensure that her clients achieve sustainable success.

    Outside of the office, she can be found taking advantage of all the world-class access to nature that the West Coast of Canada has to offer, including her favourite past times, skiing, surfing, and hiking with her husband and dog Molson.