Practice Education of Environmental Engineering Based on Occupational Skill Improvement

A practice teaching mode of environmental engineering was developed to improve the occupational skills of undergraduates. The guiding ideology to implement the mode was the collaborative development of discipline construction and specialty construction. Practice teaching mode comprised basic practice, comprehensive practice, engineering practice and innovation practice. Students were leaded to strengthen the theoretical knowledge system, to implement the technical method, and to fully exercise the practice skills in the graduation design process. Exploration and practice lasting several years revealed some satisfactory achievements. The graduates' occupational skills have been greatly improved; the employment competitiveness was stronger than others outside the team. In addition, the teachers’ educational ability has been improved gradually. The results may be useful for the talents cultivation in the university oriented skilled personnel. Keywords—practice teaching mode; occupational skill; employment competitiveness; undergraduate education;