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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-1
(File No. 33-     ) of our report dated October 3, 1997, on our audits of the
financial statements of Credentials Services International, Inc. We also consent
to the reference to our firm under the captions "Experts", "Selected Financial
Data", and "Summary Financial Information."
 
                                          /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
 
                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
 
Los Angeles, CA
October 8, 1997