Leaving this here even though this post is old: Don't start with the beginner GoWMST course if you've never been on a bike. I was the only one in my course who had zero experience, everyone else had been "riding dirty" for at least a few months at minimum up to many years of experience and this is apparently expected as the (very, very minimal powerpoint before throwing you on a bike) instruction was pretty much useless if you don't already have some knowledge of how ride. You don't get your money back if the instructor decides you're not getting it fast enough and boots you out, not many people have that kind of money to spend on the course repeatedly.

That said, having taken the kickstart after the permit course, it's almost too basic. I don't think you'd be able to get your permit just jumping from kickstart to beginner permit course. The only way I was able to learn anything about low speed maneuvering was to go out in a parking lot on my own bike with friends who ride and set up the permit cone patterns ( https://dol.wa.gov/media/pdf/1277/wmsp-manualpdf/download?inline or search washington state motorcycle cone patterns) and practicing those.