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Best thing to do before jumping in is making sure you have an understanding of what it is you're getting into! There are so many different moving parts in the VFX world / pipeline. As someone already said Nuke is for creating shots and is the go to compositing tool right now.

The video below gives you a very basic / general overview of all the different bits that can typically go into a shot.

https://school.rocketjump.com/learn/vfx-container/vfx-core-concepts-101

Plural sight can be good as a beginner because the lessons are typically 10 mins each so it's easy to digest, the flip side is that it doesn't always dive deep enough to get into the real meat of problems you'll typically going to face on any production shot.

FXPHD normally goes a lot more in depth, each lesson being roughly 40mins - 60mins. It's a lot more expensive and is easier to become overwhelmed, especially if you're new. I believe they still do some beginner courses however.

I remember reading this book a lot when I was starting out. Not sure how up to date it is but may be worth checking out.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nuke-101-Professional-Compositing-Effects/dp/0321984129/ref=dp_ob_image_bk

My advice would be to get good at using the interface / how nodes join together, understanding how channels work (specifically the alpha channel) and getting good at roto and cleanup. These are typically junior tasks. The more advanced stuff will come later once you're comfortable with the basics. Just remember everything is going to feel alien for a while but once it 'clicks' it becomes a really awesome tool to use.

Best of luck!