Addressing social workers at the annual General Social Care Council conference, Andrew Webb said the taskforce would be recommending the partnership of employers and educators as a central plank of ensuring high quality, appropriate initial training for new entrants to the profession.
He said social work managers could be expected to develop long-term approaches based on new guidance on supervision and caseloads.
"We will be making very strong statements on how the social work profession can attract the right people," Webb told delegates.
"There needs to be closer working between employers and training providers to make sure there is much more active teaching of practice and we need employers to be clear about the conditions they must establish for their workers."
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