Endangered Developers Foundation
Six programs, one toolset, one outcome: you stay in the economy.
Everything below is designed to get you to a new income within 90 days of finishing, with capability access and support the whole way through.
Our first cohort has not yet run; dates will be published on the events page.
Workforce Transition
From displacement to employment in 12 to 16 weeks, with a retraining stipend.
Losing a job to AI isn't just a career setback — it's an identity crisis. Developers who spent years mastering frameworks and languages find their skills depreciating overnight. Our Workforce Transition program is designed to meet people in that moment of uncertainty and move them forward — fast.
Outcome
The programme is designed so that graduates secure a new role or launch a business within 90 days of completion. No cohort has finished yet, so we have no completion rate to report — when we do, it will be published in full.
Structured 12-16 week cohort programs with clear milestones and accountability
Career mapping sessions that identify transferable skills and adjacent high-demand roles
1-on-1 mentorship from industry practitioners who've navigated similar transitions
Job placement support including resume rewriting, interview prep, and employer introductions
Pathway 1 — upskill in place: AI/ML, agent operations, MLOps, AI-era security
Pathway 2 — trade apprenticeships: data-centre electrical, HVAC, robotics maintenance
Pathway 3 — founder path: straight into incubation with a micro-grant
Pathway 4 — sector redirect: health-tech, renewables, education, AI governance, GCC roles
A retraining stipend for the length of the program, so learning does not compete with rent
Capability Floor
Capability should not be the thing you lose when you lose your job.
Subsidised access to AI tools was always part of the plan. We have made it a principle. Every participant will receive a guaranteed allotment of frontier model access and compute credits for the full length of their program; we are securing the first provider commitment now and will publish the number when it lands. Participants build production-grade projects with it. Losing your job should not mean losing access to the tools that define the next one.
Outcome
Participants leave with working AI projects, professional credentials, and the confidence to build with the technologies reshaping their industries — without a gap in capability access while they do it.
A guaranteed allotment of frontier model access and compute for the length of your program
Subsidized compute and API credits — we are building partnerships with major cloud and AI providers to supply these
Cohort-based training programs where participants build production-grade AI projects together
Curriculum designed around practical application: RAG systems, AI agents, fine-tuning, MLOps
Weekly live sessions with AI practitioners — not pre-recorded lectures
Portfolio-building: every participant ships at least 2 deployable AI projects
Alignment Corps
The people AI displaced are the people best placed to test it.
A named track inside Workforce Transition for developers who want to work on making AI systems safer. Evaluations, red-teaming, oversight tooling and model-behaviour datasets all need people who can read code, reason about systems, and notice when something is wrong — which is exactly the population being laid off. Corps members also contribute to the Displacement Data Standard, so the track produces both careers and evidence.
Outcome
Graduates move from being subjects of the transition to authors of it: paid work that makes AI systems safer, and a contribution to the evidence base behind the next cohort.
Model evaluation design and benchmarking
Red-teaming methodology
Oversight and monitoring tooling
Dataset construction for model behaviour
The reporting standards labs and auditors use
Placement with AI labs, safety organisations, audit bodies, and EDF's own displacement-research program — placement partnerships are in negotiation
Startup Incubation
Your domain expertise is your unfair advantage.
AI can write code, but it can't understand why a healthcare workflow is broken, why a logistics system fails in monsoon season, or why a compliance process needs human judgment. Displaced developers carry irreplaceable domain expertise. Our incubation program helps them turn that expertise into AI-native businesses.
Outcome
The goal isn't unicorns — it's sustainable livelihoods. Founders who can pay their bills, hire others, and grow at their own pace.
12-week structured incubation with weekly milestones from idea to MVP
Business model validation, market research, and competitive analysis support
Legal scaffolding: company formation, IP basics, contractor agreements
Access to EDF's network of angel investors, VCs, and corporate innovation labs
Revenue-first methodology: we prioritize sustainable businesses over fundraising theater
Co-working access and peer accountability from a cohort of fellow founder-developers
Micro-Grants & Bridge Loans
Because transition costs money you might not have.
Reskilling takes time. Building a business takes capital. And when you've just lost your income, even a few months of financial pressure can derail the best-laid plans. EDF's micro-funding program provides the financial bridge so displaced workers can invest in their future without financial catastrophe.
Outcome
Financial support removes the single biggest barrier to successful career transition: the ability to invest time in learning without losing everything.
Micro-grants of $500 - $5,000 for reskilling expenses (courses, certifications, equipment)
Low-interest loans of $5,000 - $25,000 for startup founders with flexible, revenue-tied repayment
Emergency bridge funding for workers in acute financial distress during transition
No traditional credit score requirements — we evaluate commitment, plan quality, and mentor endorsements
Revenue-share financing option: repay as a percentage of future earnings, not fixed installments
Research & Policy: the Displacement Data Standard
Any transition insurance or AI dividend needs a trigger.
Home of the Displacement Data Standard: an open, independent measure of who AI has displaced, when, and what happened next. Every serious proposal for cushioning AI displacement, from wage insurance to an AI dividend, depends on knowing when displacement has happened. Someone independent has to be able to say when that is, and for whom. This is also home of the annual State of the Displaced Developer report.
Outcome
An independent trigger any transition-insurance, wage-insurance, or AI-dividend scheme can be built on — and a public record of what actually happened to the people AI displaced.
Original research on AI-driven labor displacement, published and freely available
Policy recommendations for governments designing AI workforce transition programs
Testimony and advisory roles with national and international labor organizations
Collaboration with universities on longitudinal studies of AI workforce impact
A planned annual 'State of the Displaced Developer' report tracking trends across the regions we operate in
Open-source policy toolkit for regional governments launching their own transition programs
AI-Assisted Career Guidance
Your AI career advisor — resume, roadmap, and reskilling in one place.
The hardest part of career transition isn't learning new skills — it's knowing which skills to learn. EDF's AI-assisted guidance system analyzes your existing experience, identifies high-value parallel skills, and creates a personalized roadmap for your transition. It reviews your resume, suggests concrete improvements, identifies roles you're closer to than you think, and recommends specific upskilling paths — so you're not guessing in the dark.
Outcome
Every displaced developer gets a clear, personalized, data-backed answer to the question: 'What should I do next?' — not generic advice, but a specific plan built on their unique strengths.
AI-powered resume analysis: identifies strengths, gaps, and specific improvements with before/after suggestions
Parallel skilling roadmaps: maps your existing skills to adjacent, high-demand roles you can reach in 8-16 weeks
Career upgrade paths: shows the shortest distance between where you are and where the market is heading
Personalized training recommendations based on your background, goals, and the local job market
Salary and demand forecasting: data-driven insights on which roles are growing and what they pay
Continuous feedback loop: as you complete trainings and update your profile, recommendations evolve with you
Outcome commitment
Graduates secure a new role or launch a business within 90 days of completion.
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