--- title: "Online Course Websites | LMS You Own" description: "Training and course websites on WordPress: lessons, video, quizzes, certificates and payments for paid courses, CPD and staff training. No marketplace fees" url: https://www.rivmedia.co.uk/course-and-training-websites/ site: "Rivmedia" published: 2026-09-07 modified: 2026-09-07 language: en-GB --- # Course and Training Websites Training and course websites ## Teach online on a platform you own. Online course and training websites for trainers, consultants, colleges and businesses that train their own customers: lessons, quizzes, certificates, progress tracking and payment, on WordPress, without paying a marketplace a cut. [Talk it through](https://www.rivmedia.co.uk/contact-us/) [How it’s quoted](#pricing) ★★★★★ Rated on Trustpilot & Google *·* Twenty years, trading since 2006 - Video and lesson delivery - Quizzes and certificates - Progress and reporting - Sell courses or train staff Why your own platform ## Course marketplaces take the margin and the audience; a course website keeps both Selling through Udemy-style platforms means their prices, their fees and their students. Hosted course tools rent you the features monthly. A course website you own does what you need, looks like you, and costs what it costs to build. We build training sites on WordPress: course libraries, modules and lessons, video hosted properly, quizzes and assignments, progress tracking, certificates, drip schedules and cohorts, sold as one-off purchases or subscriptions or used privately to train staff and customers. Compliance training, professional CPD, trade skills, software onboarding: the mechanics are the same. ✓ **Lessons and structure.** Courses, modules, lessons, prerequisites, drip release and cohorts. ✓ **Assessment.** Quizzes, assignments, pass marks, retakes and certificates with unique IDs. ✓ **Progress and reporting.** Learners see where they are; you see completions, scores and who is stuck. ✓ **Sell it or run it privately.** Checkout and subscriptions for paid courses, or private access for staff and customers. What we build ## Training sites we build most Paid courses and internal training share the same platform; the difference is who pays and who reports. 01 ### Paid online courses Course catalogue, sales pages, checkout, learner accounts and reviews for trainers and experts selling their knowledge. 02 ### Professional development and CPD Accredited courses with assessment, certificates, CPD hours and records members can download. 03 ### Staff and customer training Private academies for onboarding, compliance and product training, with completion reporting for managers. 04 ### Cohort and live programmes Scheduled intakes, live-session calendars, recordings and group discussion alongside self-paced lessons. 05 ### Membership plus courses A subscription that unlocks a growing library, combining the membership and course models. 06 ### Certification and compliance Exams with time limits and proctoring options, certificate verification pages and expiry reminders. How it’s quoted ## Quoted to the courses, not a package A single paid course and a training academy with cohorts, assessments and certificates are different projects, so we quote each one rather than pick a plan. Tell us what you teach and how learners pay; we come back with a fixed figure for the build and one monthly amount for hosting, care and edits after launch. ### Fixed, in writing A short call or our project brief, then a written quote with what is included. The figure does not move unless you ask for more. ### What moves the price - Number of courses and how lessons are structured - Video hosting, quizzes and certificates - Cohorts, enrolment rules and progress reporting - Selling to companies as well as individuals ### Always included - Hosting, updates, backups and security - Content edits as you need them - Your design and theme are yours from day one - Training so your team can run it Tailored to your budget ### Contact us for a quote Tell us roughly how the course website needs to work and what you have already. We come back with a fixed price and an honest view of what is worth building first. [Contact us](https://www.rivmedia.co.uk/contact-us/) Looking for something bigger? Complex portals, integrations and large platforms are built to order. [See our custom web development service →](https://www.rivmedia.co.uk/custom-web-development/) Straight answers ## Training & Course Websites, answered **Which learning platform do you use?** WordPress with a learning management layer we know inside out, extended with our own code where your training needs something the standard tools do not do. You own the platform and the content. **Can I sell courses and take payment?** Yes: one-off purchases, bundles, subscriptions and instalments through WooCommerce, with coupons, trials and VAT handled. **Can I host video?** Yes. We recommend a video host built for courses (private, fast, no adverts) embedded in lessons, so learners cannot simply share the file and your site stays quick. **Can learners get certificates?** Yes, generated automatically on completion with a unique ID, a verification page and, where needed, CPD hours and expiry dates. **Can I see who has completed the training?** Managers get reporting on enrolments, progress, scores and completions, by learner, team or course; exports for compliance records are standard. **How much does a course website cost?** It depends on how much there is to teach and how learners are managed. One course with video lessons and a payment step is a modest build; an academy with cohorts, assessments, certificates and reporting is bespoke work. Tell us about the courses and we will quote a fixed figure in writing. Teach it your way ## Tell us what you teach and who to From that we can map the platform, the payment model and the reporting you need, and quote it fixed. [Contact us](https://www.rivmedia.co.uk/contact-us/)[All our pricing](https://www.rivmedia.co.uk/pricing/) --- Source: https://www.rivmedia.co.uk/course-and-training-websites/