In response to the transformation and development of undergraduate universities, the college of engineering and technology of Zunyi Normal University has explored and practiced a studio-based innovative and applied talents training mode. Compared with the traditional talent training mode, the studio-based mode has the following characteristics: aiming at the complementarity between extracurricular training and in-class training, jointly supporting the talent training goal of Emerging Engineering construction; by interest-oriented, establishing student teams and promoting student to independent study; improving the students' innovative ability by innovation and entrepreneurship training program of undergraduates and academic competitions; focusing on the applicability and developing the practical application skills of the potential job. This paper clarifies the motivation, connotation, characteristics and content of the studio-based mode.