The civil engineering specialty is a typical example of conventional engineering specialty. Under the emerging engineering construction background, there are many problems in the specialty construction, such as no op-locked improved mechanism, unprogressive education idea and scattered reform measures. Guided by the education concept of "student-centered, achievement oriented, and all elements coordinated", optimizing the system of content and teaching platform, with "three circulation" mechanism of continuous improvement in class, in school and out of school, the civil engineering specialty of Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT) formed the talent training mode with the new concept guidance and all elements collaborative education, and achieved remarkable effects. These insights include:the major goes ahead of the disciplinary and then develops parallel. The top-level design of educational reform goes ahead of the action. All teachers and students should deeply participate in the overall reform process and the college autonomy should be guaranteed.