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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

          We have issued our report dated September 15, 2000 accompanying the
consolidated financial statements of ProsoftTraining.com and subsidiaries
included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2000,
which is 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

Dallas, Texas
December 29, 2000

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