You can find our asynchronous discussion on Team Goal Settings Post 2025 here.
Vision
The WordPress Training Team’s 2025 goals focus on expanding our global reach through enhanced marketing, improved content accessibility, and stronger community engagement. We aim to increase Learn WordPress adoption through local events, multilingual support, and diverse online workshops while streamlining content management and contributor recognition.
Values
The Training Team values are commitment to open source learning, inclusivity, and collaborative growth. We prioritize clear communication, accessibility, and quality educational content that empowers WordPress users worldwide. You can read more about Training Team Values on our handbook page.
Goals to roll over from 2024
Listed below are goals session participants thought would be good to roll over into the 2025 goals.
- Create a Marketing Campaign for Learning Pathways with Marketing
- Continue data analysing practices to gauge the health and effectiveness of the Training Team and Learn’s Content
- Create or update a handbook page that clarifies where people’s contributions to the team will appear/be displayed
- Audit Handbooks and Keep Them Updated
Milestones
The new goals session participants would like to see the Training Team work on this year are listed below. The next step is for folks to volunteer and take ownership.
Q1 – January to March 2025
- Polylang implementation on Learn is 90% complete — let’s push to make it 100%!
- Content Deprecation: Tutorials are nearly complete — let’s make the final push to finish them.
- Let’s have more Study Hours as Online Workshops – hosted by more people at different time zones
- Marketing: Create snippets for published content, share them in the Training Slack channel, and encourage each member to share them on their social platforms.
- Remove Gatherpress
- Ensure English subtitles are available, review and refine them, and prioritize translation tasks effectively.
Q2 – April to June 2025
- Take advantage of Contributor Days at WordCamps to establish connections with the training team and outline promotional initiatives for Learn.
- Onboarding more editors to apply feedback
- Create or update a handbook page that clarifies where people’s contributions to the team will appear/be displayed
- Working on lesson plan implementation
- Increase participation in the Training team from Europe and the Americas by expanding outreach efforts, creating localized content, and accommodating different time zones.
- Any goals rolled over from the previous quarter.
Q3 – July to September 2025
- Create a system for better surfacing Training Team member’s contributions.
- Collaborate more with other teams during Contributor Days to foster stronger teamwork.
- Let’s host coffee hours again where we can share information and have in-person discussions.
- Develop more Learn content tailored for business settings, such as marketing, eCommerce, and real-world use cases.
- Any goals rolled over from the previous quarter.
Q4 -October to December 2025
- Work with the Community team to promote Learning Pathways at Meetup’s.
- Make resources/opportunities for Meetup organizers and WordCamp speakers – helping folks use Learn content in their local events.
- Prepare presentations anyone in the team can use to present for the Training Team at WordCamps.
- Audit Handbook
- Any goals rolled over from previous quarters.
Stretch
- Establish monthly recurring onboarding Online Workshops in different timezones for training team roles
- Training-guides channel
Props:
Attendees: Thanks to @digitalchild, @kaitohm, @psykro, @devmuhib, @pooja-n, @joellobo1234, @multanisadik, @dparthj, @vishitshah, @rfluethi, @dilip2615, @nilovelez, @mosescursor, @karthickmurugan