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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
   
     We consent to the inclusion in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-37461) of our report dated November 4, 1997
(except for Note 15 as to which the date is November 21, 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
   
November 21, 1997