WSQ WordPress Website Creation Course

Marketing executives, Managers, Administrative Staff, Solopreneurs, Graphic Designers, Content Developers, Web Developers, and Individuals who want to learn how to create, customise, and maintain a WordPress website.

• 1 GCE ‘O’ level or equivalent (≥ 21 years old); or
• NITEC/Higher NITEC (≥ 21 years old); or
• Mature candidates (≥ 30 years old with 8 years’ work experience); or
• Candidates with other qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis

You are required to have basic computer navigational skills such as opening and closing, dragging and dropping, copying and pasting of files.

Some knowledge of sales and marketing concepts will be useful, although not a requirement.

By the end of the class, trainees will be able to:

• Describe software requirements to create a WordPress website
• Install WordPress software, plugins and themes
• Create functional web pages that address business and user needs and organise them onto the main navigation menu
• Design landing page wireframes and build landing pages using drag and drop page builders
• Evaluate and review WordPress theme or plugin conflicts that may impact website performance
• Boost website security, backup and update a WordPress website
• Produce and review a basic WordPress design documentation for website managers

A SkillsFuture WSQ Statement of Attainment (SOA) under the Skills Framework TSC Software Design and Certificate of Achievement issued by @ASK Training and co-validated by Equinet Academy will be awarded to candidates who have demonstrated competency in the WSQ WordPress Website Creation course assessment and achieved at least 75% course attendance.

Course Code: TGS-2023020893 (@ASK Training)
Course Support Period: 01 Jun 2023 – 31 Jan 2025

Instructor-led | Mode of Delivery (Lecture)

Introduction to Website Building

• Why do you need a website?
• The 3 essential elements to create a website
• What is a content management system (CMS)?
• Open Source CMS vs. Closed Source CMS
• WordPress.org vs. WordPress.com

Domain Names

• Domain name registrars
• Types of domains
• How to buy a domain name

Web Hosting and Servers

• Web hosting and server providers
• Types of servers and web hosting plans
• How to purchase a web hosting plan
• How to point/link a domain name to the web hosting server
• Types of control panels within a web hosting server

Instructor-led | Mode of delivery (Lecture, Demonstration & Practical Application)

Setting up WordPress

• How to install WordPress
• Configuring settings for WordPress
• Configuring WordPress users

WordPress Plugins

• What are plugins in WordPress?
• Free Plugins vs. Premium Plugins
• How to install plugins
• Recommended WordPress plugins to install

WordPress Themes

• What is a theme in WordPress
• Free themes vs. premium themes
• Recommended WordPress themes with page builders
• How to install a WordPress theme
• Introduction to Parent and Child themes
• How to keep your WordPress theme updated
• The basics of setting up a theme in WordPress
• How to change the logo
• How to change the menu sizes
• How to change the footer widget
• How to change the sidebar widget
• How to change the copyright text

WordPress Pages

• What is a Page?
• Essential pages to create on a website (Home, Products/Services, Blog, About Us, Contact Us, Privacy Policy, etc.)
• How to set up a main navigation menu
• How to create a wireframe of a landing page
• Creating landing pages using drag and drop page builders
• Managing your media library
• Creating contact forms

WordPress Posts

• What is a Post?
• Posts vs. Pages
• How to create post categories and post tags
• How to create a Post
  • Types of header text
  • Insert image and image alt text
  • Image video from youtube
  • Image video by uploading it
  • Choose category
  • Create tags
  • Insert featured image
  • How to publish a post
• Creating a blog page to archive all posts under

Instructor-led | Mode of Delivery (Lecture)

Website Speed Optimisation and Troubleshooting

• How to troubleshoot your website to find the errors on your website.
• What are the list of things to check before launching your website
• How to check the page loading time of your website
• How to improve your page loading time

Website Security, Backup, and Maintenance

• How to secure your website from brute force attacks, hackers, and more.
• What is a firewall and introduction to Wordfence
• How to update your WordPress software version, plugins, and themes
• What is an SSL certificate?
• How to perform a backup on your WordPress website

Instructor-led | Mode of Delivery (Lecture)

Producing Documentation

• What is website documentation and what are the essentials?
• How to produce and review a basic documentation for work collaboration (in-house or outsourced)

• Written Assessment – Short Questions and Answers
• Individual Project Presentation

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) – 90% Funding

Eligible for SME Company-Sponsored, 21 years old and above, and a

• Singapore Citizen; or
• Permanent Resident; or
• Long-Term Visitor Pass Plus (LTVP+) Holder

Nett course fee payable (including 8% GST): S$122.51

Course fees after subsidies can be further offset by Skillsfuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC)

SkillsFuture Baseline Funding – 70% Funding

Eligible Non-SME Company-Sponsored, 21 years old and above, and a

• Singaporean Citizen; or
• Permanent Resident; or
• Long Term Visitor Pass Plus (LTVP+) Holder

Nett course fee payable (including 8% GST): S$320.11

Course fees after subsidies can be further offset by Skillsfuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC)

SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) – 90% Funding

Eligible for Non-SME Company-Sponsored, Singapore Citizens, aged 40 years old and above

Nett course fee payable (including 8% GST): S$122.51

Course fees after subsidies can be further offset by Skillsfuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC)

For online classes, do ensure you have a functional laptop and have Zoom installed prior to class.

As there will be WSQ assessments conducted in this course, you are required to bring along your NRIC or any form of photo identification for ID verification purposes.

WordPress.com is managed hosting on a subscription-based model with WordPress while WordPress.org is self-hosted and open source. You can sign up for a freemium account on WordPress.com and get started creating a website immediately. You may be prompted to go premium depending on what features you prefer to have. Premium features include regular auto backup, one-to-one support, and customisation.

On WordPress.org, you download the entire WordPress core files to your computer and upload it to your own server. From here on, you are entirely responsible for managing and maintaining your website. There are no freemium or premium models by WordPress and you are free to customise your website without any payment to WordPress.

More differences explained in this article – WordPress.org vs WordPress.com – What is the difference

WordPress is very user friendly compared to the other content management systems. There are a lot more plugins and themes available for users. It also has the largest market share of users and minimal technical expertise is required to use the platform. WordPress is also the most popular content management system in the world for developing informative websites or ecommerce stores.

Yes, WordPress.org is rated the most user-friendly platform to build a website on. – Source (wpbeginner)

No, you don’t need to know how to code to create a beautiful and modern-looking website. There are many drag-and-drop page builders, themes and templates that allow advanced customisation to make your website look impressive and unique which we will share in this course.

For more advanced customisations however, you may need to know HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHP, and MySQL. Some examples of more advanced customisations include CSS3 tricks and special effects, advanced web form workflows, and displaying dynamic content. However, you can also outsource advanced web development projects to experienced WordPress freelance developers through portals such as codeable.io and upwork.com. Understanding how WordPress functions and the backend structure will definitely help you better manage outsourcing any developments on your website.

If you wish to recreate your website from scratch, this course would be relevant for you.

However, if you wish to customise your existing WordPress website page layouts, then this course may not be relevant for you as it is meant to teach you how to create a website from scratch. Also, if you have already customised your existing theme, then the DIVI theme we teach may be entirely different from yours and you will not be able to follow along. Nonetheless, you can still improve upon your existing knowledge by learning how to:

• Design landing pages that engage users & increase conversions.
• Enhance website functionality.
• Manage basic on-page SEO to improve website’s search engine-friendliness.
• Maintain & effectively manage a WordPress website (e.g. enhancing website security and keeping it up to date).

Cost estimates in SGD are:

• Domain name: $15/year for a dot com domain
• Web hosting: From $200/year for a reliable web host
• Premium theme: $100 lifetime

Totalling approximately $315 for the first year and $215/year thereafter. Note that there may be other premium plugins you may need to purchase if you wish to enhance the functionality of your website, such as including payment methods on your booking form and other unique features depending on your industry.

Unlike other free WordPress courses out there in the market who entice you to sign up and later upsell/hard-sell you with their web design services, we are solely specialised in training and are ultimately dedicated to ensuring you get the best quality of training, and this comes with:

• Hands-on practice through demonstration and modelling, by a patient and experienced trainer guiding you every step of the way.
• Helping you to understand the best practices of building a website including how to secure your website from hackers, backing up your website in case of any mishaps, and keeping abreast of modern web design trends.
• The most comprehensive WordPress syllabus. By the end of the course, you will understand the how WordPress works from the bottom up. This will also help you to manage a web development agency even if you decide not to build or maintain a website yourself at the end of the day.
• After-training support with your trainer.
• 3-year access to up-to-date course materials, step-by-step guides, and e-learning videos via the learning portal.
• A complimentary refresher seat for up to 3 years after the last attended date of your course.

Whether or not you will be able to create an impressive modern-looking website varies from individual to individual. There are several conditions you will need to meet in order to achieve this outcome:

• Time, commitment and dedication – Building a professional-looking website requires many hours of commitment sitting down at your computer and paying attention to detail.
• Having a knack for design – Even with the plethora of templates available, you still need to adhere to basic design principles such as a having a good eye for colour combinations, appropriate spacing between elements, and a good choice of font family and font sizing.
• Good project management skills – With so many details to pay attention to when building your website, you need to be able to keep everything organised and in good order.

Here are some examples of websites that our trainees have created. Browse our trainee portfolio here.

You may be eligible for up to 95% SkillsFuture subsidies. For funding information, please see the course funding section on this page.