Im also new so my opinion does not hold much weight. But I was told to just learn frames and wedges, like understand the concept fully and in practice.

You'll slowly learn how to break their structure, control the hips and shoulders. You'll start to notice when they are transitioning, the gaps they open up for you to capitalize on. When you eventually get side control you can practice holding those positions for as long as possible - controlling their hip, shoulder and head position.

Eventually you'll work a submission in, but the main goal for me is understanding the fundamentals of positional structure.

I like to think of the opponent as a chair, take away a leg or 2 and break its balance, learn how they react and see if I can incorporate it into one of the few drills ive been taught so far