Exhibit 23.1


             Consent of Independent Registered Chartered Accountants

We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  following  Registration
Statements of Volt Information Sciences, Inc.:

       o      Registration  Statement No. 333-13369 on Form S-8 dated October 3,
              1996;

       o      Registration Statement No. 333-45903 on Form S-8 dated February 9,
              1998; and

       o      Registration  Statement No.  333-106245 on Form S-8 dated June 18,
              2003;

of our report  dated  October 8, 2004 (which  report  expresses  an  unqualified
opinion  and  includes  an  explanatory  paragraph  relating  to  the  basis  of
presentation  of the  financial  statements)  on  the  financial  statements  of
Directory and Operator  Services  business of Nortel Networks  Corporation as at
and for the year ended  December 31, 2003  appearing  in this Current  Report on
Form 8-K/A of Volt  Information  Sciences,  Inc.  dated (date of earliest  event
reported) August 2, 2004 (filed October 18, 2004).



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Independent Registered Chartered Accountants

Toronto, Canada

October 18, 2004