The article analyzes the current problems of talents training mode of cost engineering specialty in China by combined with the teaching and application. Based on the foreign talent training results of cost engineering specialty, this article emphasis three aspects that coupling the industry demand and practice standard, integrating the related knowledge, merging practice standard, combined with courses and certificates. Research on the training mode construction of the compound and applied talents for cost engineering specialty which is characterized by coupling, merging and combination, this article can provide the reference effect for the training of cost engineering specialty talents.