initialcourse

noun
UK /ɪˈnɪʃəl kɔːs/
US /ɪˈnɪʃəl kɔːrs/

The first class you take when you start learning something.

My initialcourse in art was all about drawing simple shapes.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The first part of a meal.

The initialcourse was a small bowl of soup.

3. The first direction a ship or plane follows on a trip.

The captain set the initialcourse toward the harbor.

4. The first set of lessons in a training program.

New workers must finish the initialcourse before they start.