{"id":27696,"date":"2020-09-15T16:12:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T15:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=27696"},"modified":"2020-09-14T18:11:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T17:11:35","slug":"ihbcs-new-home-page-launched-prioritising-non-specialist-users-while-continuing-our-familiar-menu-but-refresh-your-browser-to-get-the-refreshed-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=27696","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s new Home Page launched: Prioritising non-specialist users while continuing our familiar menu \u2013 but refresh your browser to get the refreshed service!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-27698\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Homepage_New_150920-236x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" \/>The IHBC is piloting a new web <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/\">Home Page<\/a> to make it easier for non-specialist users and clients to access our support and guidance \u2013 including our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">HESPR<\/a> list of businesses and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/accredited\/\">accredited members<\/a> &#8211; while also keeping familiar routes to favoured links and pages.<\/h3>\n<h2><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2018We\u2019ve designed this new interface so that anyone less familiar with our work &#8211; including general users seeking to commission work \u2013 can benefit more readily from our work and that of our members.\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018We\u2019ve designed this new interface so that anyone less familiar with our work &#8211; including general users seeking to commission work \u2013 can benefit more readily from our work and that of our members.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018<\/strong>Refinements and adjustments will be needed, and features will change, but for now we think this new facility is ready to post for practical testing by our new target audience for this support, the general public.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>New Home Page links currently include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Join: A landing page linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.wufoo.com\/forms\/x184td461ukzwvj\/\">Just join the IHBC<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/join\/apply\/index.html\">Fees &amp; Forms etc<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/join\/catagories\/index.html\">Membership Categories<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/join\/applicant_guidance\/index.html\">Get Accredited<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/mate\/\">Accreditation support<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jobs: <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jobs.ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/branches\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Branches<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Find Expertise: A landing page linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">HESPR<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/accredited\/\">Accredited Members<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/resources_head\/specialist_registers\/index.html\">Registers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Events: <a href=\"https:\/\/events.ihbc.org.uk\/?post_type=tribe_events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Special features: Currently the <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/cont_arch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Context Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CPD and Learning: A landing page linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/learning\/cpd\/index.html\">CPD<\/a>; our <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/selfstarter\/\">SelfStarter<\/a> training support and more general <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/learning\/index.html\">Learning<\/a> guidance<\/li>\n<li>Practice \u2013 The IHBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/toolbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toolbox<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>All the above are underpinned by the links panel reaching across the page, currently featuring our\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff4b33;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HESPR<\/a> listing<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8230;.we think this new facility is ready to post for practical testing&#8230;.<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Familiar menu links and dropdowns remain as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/new_testing\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/new_testing\/page\/\">Branches<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/new_testing\/page-2\/\">Jobs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/new_testing\/page-4\/\">HESPR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/new_testing\/page-3\/\">Join<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/new_testing\/page-5\/\">NewsBlogs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/new_testing\/page-6\/\">Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/new_testing\/page-7\/\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/new_testing\/page-8\/\">Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See the new page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ihbc.org.uk<\/a> and don\u2019t forget to refresh your browser and if necessary empty\u00a0 your cache!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IHBC is piloting a new web Home Page to make it easier for non-specialist users and clients to access our support and guidance \u2013 including our HESPR list of businesses and our accredited members &#8211; 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