The engineering cost specialty is an applied specialty with strong practicability. The difference of engineering cost ability is very important to solve the problems in engineering practice. Based on the dual training requirements of practical ability in Colleges and universities, in order to meet the construction requirements of application-oriented talents in Engineering Cost Specialty under the new situation, we should pay special attention to the cultivation of professional practical ability and strengthen practical teaching. The practical ability of engineering cost specialty should be based on the reading and drawing ability of engineering drawing, highlight the evaluation ability of engineering project, enhance the ability of risk analysis of engineering project, improve the ability of engineering project management, engineering bidding and bidding, and the ability of bidding. In the training path, we can adopt the joint training mode of school simulation and school practice to form a benign interaction mode of school enterprise combination. According to the double training standards of general colleges and universities and professional qualification, the training system of practical ability of engineering cost professionals is constructed. In the process of training professional talents, engineering cost majors with strong practical ability requirements should gradually implement the "double certificate" training mode that meets the requirements of the professional qualification of engineering cost professionals in Colleges and universities, establish a scientific theoretical teaching and practical teaching system, meet the needs of the engineering construction industry for application-oriented talents, and achieve the training of professional qualification The purpose of application-oriented talents.