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                  EXHIBIT 23.1 - CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP


                        Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement 
(Form S-3 No. 333-43807, Form S-3 No. 333-23745 and Form S-3 No. 333-53807) of 
National TechTeam, Inc. and in the related Prospectuses and in Registration 
Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-04731 and Form S-8 No. 333-04733) pertaining to 
the National TechTeam, Inc. 1989 Amended and Restated Employees' 
401(k)/Profit-Sharing Plan and Trust of our report dated February 23, 1999, 
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of National TechTeam, 
Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 
1998.


                                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Detroit, Michigan
March 30, 1999