Exhibit 23(a)


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We have issued our report dated December 16, 1996 (except for Note 6 as to which
the date is December 19, 1996;  Note 4, regarding the acquisition of Programming
Alternatives  of Minnesota,  Inc., as to which the date is January 7, 1997;  and
the last paragraph of Note 16, as to which the date is May 2, 1997) accompanying
the consolidated  financial  statements and schedules of RCM Technologies,  Inc.
and Subsidiaries  appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
October 31, 1996,  which are  incorporated  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement.  We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in the  Registration
Statement of the aforementioned  report and to the use of our name as it appears
under the caption "Experts."




GRANT THORNTON LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 8, 1997