Abstract: Provincial sub-central cities are an important measure to boost the rapid development of the whole province's economy, shorten the differentiation of regional development, and improve our comprehensive strength. The construction of provincial sub-central cities needs to rely on the support of local core industries, and the sustainable development of industries is closely related to talents. Talent is the key to Qujing's construction as a provincial sub-central city. We should focus on industrial demand, industrial service, industrial development, urban construction and strategic goals, and promote urban population concentration by improving top-level design, formulating talent development plans and issuing special policies. We will gradually expand the comprehensive strength of the city, activate the internal driving force of the city, and build a high-quality talent training base and development platform.

Key words: high-quality applied talents, Qujing , provincial sub-central city construction