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The objective of the study was to profile and compare the perceived communication skills of persons with sensory impairment according to employment status. A total of 456 persons with sensory impairment (272 hearing impaired; 184 visual impaired) have participated in this study. The sample was made up of both employed and unemployed respondents. Respondents were required to self-assess their competency in communication skills. The results show that the ratings of communication skills by the employed respondents were significantly higher than their unemployed counterparts, despite the type of sensory impairment. The significant educational implications of the findings were discussed in this paper.

This study explored the research experiences of postgraduates and determines their relationships with the supervisors’ training backgrounds and the student's psychosocial attributes. A total of 134 higher degree research students from an Australian university were sampled. The Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES) was administered online to gauge the research experiences of the postgraduates. Overall, the respondents’ ratings of their experiences in supervision, skill development, and goals of the research project were above average. Infrastructure and intellectual climate, however, were rated as average by the respondents. This study also found that the respondents’ research experiences differ according to supervisor's background and it was related to their psychosocial attributes.