EXHIBIT 23.2
 
         CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP, INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in the 1998 Form 10-K/A of CBT Group PLC of our report dated January
30, 1998, on the consolidated financial statements of The ForeFront Group,
Inc., and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997, and for each of the two years
in the period ended December 31, 1997, included in the Form S-4 Registration
Statement of CBT Group PLC (File No. 333-51159). It should be noted that we
have not audited any financial statements of The ForeFront Group, Inc. and
subsidiaries subsequent to December 31, 1997, or performed any audit procedures
subsequent to the date of our report.
 
                                          /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
 
Houston, Texas
April 30, 1999
 
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