Abstract: The problems existing in current software talents training process are analyzed, and a practical training program is proposed according to these issues and the situation of School of Software in Zhaoqing University. This paper elaborates all stages of the training program. The first stage is software development theory instruction, helping the students deeply understanding the enterprise development process and related software engineering standards. The second stage is knowledge strengthen and project practice, providing various forms of theory and practice to make up for the deficiency of the school knowledge under the guidance of an instructor, and then to provide students with some hot items which are advanced and close to the market industry as project simulation development. The last stage is the enterprise practice, arranging students to practice in enterprises, realizing the seamless connection of enterprise production. The program is a strong complement to the software engineering classroom teaching, focusing on improving the students professionalism and engineering capabilities, and trying to reduce the gap between software engineering student employment and manpower demand of software development companies.

Key words: practical training program, software engineering, practical ability