Abstract: At present, the phenomenon of "three emphasis and three disdaint" usually exists during the students' ability training of energy and power engineering, that is, paying more attention to theoretical learning than practical training; attaching importance to knowledge accumulation but neglecting ability training; paying attention to the training of basic knowledge and skills, while neglecting the improvement of innovative thinking ability. Based on this phenomenon, in this paper, a new practice mode of "replacing practice with competition, promoting learning by competition, and combining competition with learning" was put forward. The goal is to train students creative and practical ability and teamwork spirit, and achieve the cultivation of creative talents of energy and power engineering.

Key words: Energy and power engineering, Innovative practice mode, Assessment and evaluation