Abstract: Mining engineering students shoulder the important mission including the mining industry of technological innovation and the protection of national energy security. Under the impact of global economic downturn, mining engineering professionals are suffering many difficulties such as huge macroeconomic impact, poor recruitment and employment situation, outdated educational level, so the training model is in need of reform. This article describes the significance and principles of mining engineering professionals training mode reform, put forward a valid path of mining engineering professionals training mode reform from the dimension of economic and social development, professional disciplines, students' personal development: regarding the guide of employment and ability as the goal to improve the modular training program; regarding the creating and communication as the training methods to establish complementary theory and practice teaching system; regarding the concentration and opening as the results of training to establish long-term mechanism for collaborative professionals.