Clarifying the confusion between the rational assessment of cultivating objectives and the achievement assessment of cultivating objectives in the civil engineering specialty under the background of engineering education certification is of great significance to promote the engineering education certification in civil engineering specialty. Firstly, this paper briefly reviewed the development history of civil engineering specialty evaluation, and pointed out the significance of specialty development guided by Outcome Based Education (OBE) philosophy. Then, the connotation and elements of cultivating objectives at the scope of engineering education certification was analyzed, the difference between the rational assessment and achievement assessment of cultivating objectives was interpreted, and the operation process and case study were proposed. The relevant research results could provide a certain reference value for promoting the development of civil engineering specialty.