Professor José Manuel Petisco holds a degree in Psychology and a diploma in Social Communication from the Complutense University and the Ministry of Defense.

He works as head of Studies of the Military School of Educational Sciences (EMCE).

Currently José Manuel Petisco collaborates as a teacher-lecturer on non-verbal behavior and lie detection in the basic and advanced courses of Intelligence taught at the Army War College (EGE), in the Higher Course of Intelligence taught at CESEDEN (ESFAS) and in various conferences and courses, such as those given to the Spanish Verification Unit (UVE), Polytechnic School of the Army (ESPOL), Military School of Health (EMISAN), among others.

He also holds the Certificate of Aptitude in On-line Tutor Training (University of Salamanca), the Basic Course of Pedagogical Aptitude, and the Teaching Evaluator Trainer Course.