Hi, I am a linux expert and have used kali many times. I set 10 days as an ultimate max, but anticipate 3 days.
Kali Linux comes with a pen test software, or a few, that actually have GUI's last I checked.
The issue with Kali though is that by default it does not enable any kind of networking because it isn't sure what you are testing, and assumes you would not want to connect to any networks initially.
As such, there is a question about drivers/modules. As in, what is the hardware spec of this project?
Not all wireless cards in laptops have the features necessary to do certain kind of testing.
Any device can simply try random passwords forever, though many wireless access points will just block the attempts after a while.
Would be excited to get started on this for you asap.