The phrase 'take apprenticeship' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when you are talking about taking on an apprenticeship, for example, "I decided to take on an apprenticeship to learn more about my industry".
Germany actively recruits Britons to take apprenticeships there.
They also take apprenticeships on farms, in nurseries and at biotechnology firms.
"Anecdotally we're seeing increasing numbers of highly qualified A-level students deciding to take apprenticeships as opposed to a university degree," says Jessie Buscombe at the National Apprentice Service.
The discrepancy in earnings between graduates and non-graduates is gradually closing (it's currently around a 45 per cent average) but there's hope that, with the Government forcing business to take apprenticeships seriously, we could see the difference close further.
Apprentices are more likely to be men, and young women who take apprenticeships get paid less while in them, find it harder to get a job and receive lower pay once they are in work.
We could end up going back to the days when university was only for the well-off, with the disadvantaged predominantly taking apprenticeships.
Take the apprenticeship levy, a significant strand of the government's new approach to apprenticeships funding.
Tom Sherreard is a former professional golfer who wanted to keep up his association with the game, so he decided to take an apprenticeship in golf greenkeeping.
Like many organic farmers, Ms. Sprague, who left her job as a naturalist and educator to take the apprenticeship, wants to raise consumer awareness.
Among Britain's school-leavers, one in three now go straight to higher education; barely one in 10 take an apprenticeship.
